widwe

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) widow
 * 2) * late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1169-1171:
 * "enm"

- A man moot nedes love, maugree his heed. He may nat fleen it, thogh he sholde be deed, Al be she mayde, or widwe, or elles wyf.

Usage notes

 * Used of men and women. The term  (also, , modern ) appeared in the 14th century for men who had lost their wives.