Shawm

Morpheme

Shawm

Type

free base

Denotation

woodwind instrument; literally reed, cane

Etymology

Middle English shalmuse; Old French chalemel; Late Latin calamellus; Latin calamus; Ancient Greek kálamos

Evidence

shawm, shawmer, shawmist, shawms

See Also

Calame, Chalume

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