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Verwilghen — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Le patronyme néerlandais Verwilghen indique une provenance d un endroit ou se trouve une saulaie (nl:wilg : saule). Le ver (provenance) … Wikipédia en Français
willow — noun Etymology: Middle English wilghe, wilowe, from Old English welig; akin to Middle High German wilge willow Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
willow — willowlike, adj. willowish, adj. /wil oh/, n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork … Universalium
willow — O.E. welig, from P.Gmc. *walg (Cf. O.S. wilgia, M.Du. wilghe, Du. wilg), probably from PIE *wel to turn, roll, with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects. The change in form to ow (14c.) paralleled that of BELLOW (Cf. bellow) and… … Etymology dictionary
willow — wil•low [[t]ˈwɪl oʊ[/t]] n. 1) pln any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, of the willow family, characterized by narrow, lance shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for… … From formal English to slang
willow — /ˈwɪloʊ / (say wiloh) noun 1. any of the trees or shrubs constituting the genus Salix, many species of which have tough, pliable twigs or branches which are used for wickerwork, etc. See weeping willow, basket willow, pussy willow. 2. → native… …
wilger — ˈwilgə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English wilghe willow more at willow : osier 1a … Useful english dictionary
