myldew

Middle English

Alternative forms

• meldew, mildew, myldewe
• mildeu (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English mildēaw, meledēaw (“honeydew”), from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw; compare dew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmilˌdɛu̯/, /ˈmɛlˌdɛu̯/

Noun

myldew (uncountable)

1. mildew (fungal growth)
2. (rare, Early Middle English) honeydew

Descendants

• English: mildew
  • → Catalan: míldiu
  • → French: mildiou
  • → Portuguese: míldio
  • → Spanish: mildiu

References

• “mil-deu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.