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English word origin

Etymology of lew

From corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gold écus.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gold écus.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Sunny; warm. · Lukewarm, tepid. · Alee: protected from the wind.

verb

To make warm or lukewarm. · To become warm. · To shelter from the wind.

noun

Warmth, heat. · A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English lew, lewe, from Old English *hlēowe, *hlīewe (attested adverbially in hlēowe (“warmly”) and as ġehlēowe, ġehlīewe (“warm, sunny, sheltered”), unhlēowe (“not warm, chill”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hliwi, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱlēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Norse hlýr (“warm, mild”), ( > Danish ly (“lukewarm”)), hlær, German lau, which are themselves akin to Old Norse hlé (“lee”), Danish læ (“shelter”). Compare lee.

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  • Derivation mention*ḱal(w)e-ine-pro
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  • Cognate mentionlyda
  • Cognate mentionlaude
  • Cognate mentionhlénon
  • Cognate mentionlæda
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adj

Weak. · Sickly-looking, pale, wan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Uncertain, but compare Old English ġelewed (“weakness, infirmity”) and limlǣweo (“limb-weak, lame”). Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *laiwą (“damage”); compare Old Norse læ (“venom, bane”).

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
intj

Alternative form of lo or look: a cry to look at something.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of lo (q.v.).

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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗
verb

Alternative form of lue: to sift, particularly while mining tin or silver.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of lue (q.v.).

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