moldewarpe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• maldworp, moldewarp, moldewerp, moldewerpe, moldiwarpe, moldywarp, moldwarp, moldwarpe, moldwerp, moldwerpe, molewarpe, molwarpe

Etymology

From Old English *moldeweorpe, from Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz (“earth-thrower, mole”). Compare werpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔld(ə)ˌwɛrp(ə)/, /ˈmɔld(ə)ˌwarp(ə)/, /ˈmoːld-/

Noun

moldewarpe (plural moldewarpes)

1. mole (Talpa europea)

   Synonyms: molle, wont

2. (figurative) A secular-minded cleric.

Descendants

• English: mouldwarp, modiwarp, molewarp, moldwarp, modiwort, moldiwarp, moudiwarp, moudiwart, moudiewarp, mowdiwart, mowdiwort
• Scots: malwart

References

• “mōld(e-werp(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.