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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are canting for the German name (Mewe, from Möwe=gull). The gull already appears on the oldest seal, dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The present composition with the wings upward appear first in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. Before that there have been several compositions, but all with gull and fish. | The arms are canting for the German name (Mewe, from Möwe=gull). The gull already appears on the oldest seal, dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The present composition with the wings upward appear first in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. Before that there have been several compositions, but all with gull and fish. | ||