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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”). 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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.", "forms": [ { "form": "lews", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "lew (plural lews)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Scottish English", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "_dis": "3 0 15 0 4 5 25 26 4 0 1 2 14", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "4 0 11 0 5 3 27 31 4 0 1 2 11", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup", "parents": [ "Entries with topic categories using raw markup", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1605, J. Sylvester translating G. de S. Du Bartas as Deuine Weekes & Wks, Book i, Ch. iv, p. 136", "text": "To th' end a fruitfull lew\nMay euerie Climate in his time renew." } ], "glosses": [ "Warmth, heat." ], "id": "en-lew-en-noun-HSoj0K1F", "links": [ [ "Warmth", "warmth" ], [ "heat", "heat" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(now Scotland) Warmth, heat." ], "tags": [ "Scotland" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1825, J. Jennings, Observ. Dial. W. Eng., p. 52", "text": "Lew, shelter; defence from storms or wind." }, { "ref": "1887, W. D. Parish & al., Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect", "text": "Lew, a thatched hurdle, supported by sticks, and set up in a field to screen lambs, etc. from the wind." } ], "glosses": [ "A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks." ], "id": "en-lew-en-noun-N0PxaIg8", "links": [ [ "shelter", "shelter" ], [ "wind", "wind" ], [ "particularly", "particularly" ], [ "temporary", "temporary" ], [ "structure", "structure" ], [ "raise", "raise" ], [ "shepherd", "shepherd" ], [ "protect", "protect" ], [ "their", "their" ], [ "flock", "flock" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(dialect) A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks." ], "tags": [ "dialectal" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/luː/" }, { "ipa": "/ljuː/", "tags": [ "dated" ] }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lew.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav.ogg", "tags": [ "Southern-England" ], "text": "Audio (Southern England)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lue" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "loo" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "looe" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lee" } ], "word": "lew" } { "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "lew" }, "expansion": "Middle English lew", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "lewe" }, "expansion": "lewe", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "hlēow" }, "expansion": "Old English hlēow", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "hlēowe", "3": "", "4": "warm, sunny, sheltered" }, "expansion": "hlēowe (“warm, sunny, sheltered”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*hlewaz" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlewaz", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "gem-pro", "2": "*hliwjaz" }, "expansion": "*hliwjaz", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "gem-pro", "2": "*hlēwaz", "3": "", "4": "warm, lukewarm" }, "expansion": "*hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*ḱal(w)e-" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "ine-pro", "2": "*ḱlēw-", "3": "", "4": "warm, hot" }, "expansion": "*ḱlēw- (“warm, hot”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "non", "2": "hlýr", "3": "", "4": "warm, mild" }, "expansion": "Old Norse hlýr (“warm, mild”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "da", "2": "ly", "3": "", "4": "lukewarm" }, "expansion": "Danish ly (“lukewarm”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "non", "2": "hlær" }, "expansion": "hlær", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "lau" }, "expansion": "German lau", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "non", "2": "hlé", "3": "", "4": "lee" }, "expansion": "Old Norse hlé (“lee”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "da", "2": "læ", "3": "", "4": "shelter" }, "expansion": "Danish læ (“shelter”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "lee" }, "expansion": "lee", "name": "m" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English lew, lewe, from Old English hlēow, hlēowe (“warm, sunny, sheltered”), from Proto-Germanic *hlewaz, *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.", "forms": [ { "form": "lews", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "lewing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "lewed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "lewed", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To make warm or lukewarm." ], "id": "en-lew-en-verb-gZmapDzG", "links": [ [ "make", "make" ], [ "warm", "warm" ], [ "lukewarm", "lukewarm" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To make warm or lukewarm." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To become warm." ], "id": "en-lew-en-verb-UVltd5Pg", "links": [ [ "become", "become" ], [ "warm", "warm" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive, obsolete) To become warm." ], "tags": [ "intransitive", "obsolete" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1887, W. D. Parish & al., Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect", "text": "Lew... Those trees will lew the house when they're up-grown." } ], "glosses": [ "To shelter from the wind." ], "id": "en-lew-en-verb-la7el7-x", "links": [ [ "shelter", "shelter" ], [ "wind", "wind" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To shelter from the wind." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/luː/" }, { "ipa": "/ljuː/", "tags": [ "dated" ] }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lew.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav.ogg", "tags": [ "Southern-England" ], "text": "Audio (Southern England)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lue" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "loo" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "looe" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lee" } ], "word": "lew" } { "etymology_number": 3, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en" }, "expansion": "Uncertain", "name": "unc" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "ġelewed", "3": "", "4": "weakness, infirmity" }, "expansion": "Old English ġelewed (“weakness, infirmity”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "limlǣweo", "3": "", "4": "limb-weak, lame" }, "expansion": "limlǣweo (“limb-weak, lame”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "gem-pro", "2": "*laiwą", "3": "", "4": "damage" }, "expansion": "*laiwą (“damage”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "non", "2": "læ", "3": "", "4": "venom, bane" }, "expansion": "Old Norse læ (“venom, bane”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but compare Old English ġelewed (“weakness, infirmity”) and limlǣweo (“limb-weak, lame”). 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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.", "forms": [ { "form": "lews", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "lewing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "lewed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "lewed", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To make warm or lukewarm." ], "links": [ [ "make", "make" ], [ "warm", "warm" ], [ "lukewarm", "lukewarm" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To make warm or lukewarm." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English intransitive verbs", "English terms with obsolete senses" ], "glosses": [ "To become warm." ], "links": [ [ "become", "become" ], [ "warm", "warm" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive, obsolete) To become warm." ], "tags": [ "intransitive", "obsolete" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1887, W. D. Parish & al., Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect", "text": "Lew... Those trees will lew the house when they're up-grown." } ], "glosses": [ "To shelter from the wind." ], "links": [ [ "shelter", "shelter" ], [ "wind", "wind" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To shelter from the wind." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/luː/" }, { "ipa": "/ljuː/", "tags": [ "dated" ] }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lew.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lew.wav.ogg", "tags": [ "Southern-England" ], "text": "Audio (Southern England)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "lue" }, { "word": "loo" }, { "word": "looe" }, { "word": "lee" } ], "word": "lew" } { "categories": [ "English 1-syllable words", "English adjectives", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English entries with topic categories using raw markup", "English lemmas", "English terms with IPA pronunciation", "English terms with audio links", "English terms with unknown etymologies", "English verbs", "en:Temperature" ], "etymology_number": 3, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en" }, "expansion": "Uncertain", "name": "unc" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "ġelewed", "3": "", "4": "weakness, infirmity" }, "expansion": "Old English ġelewed (“weakness, infirmity”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "limlǣweo", "3": "", "4": "limb-weak, lame" }, "expansion": "limlǣweo (“limb-weak, lame”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "gem-pro", "2": "*laiwą", "3": "", "4": "damage" }, "expansion": "*laiwą (“damage”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "non", "2": "læ", "3": "", "4": "venom, bane" }, "expansion": "Old Norse læ (“venom, bane”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "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”).", "forms": [ { "form": "more lew", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "most lew", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "lew (comparative more lew, superlative most lew)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "Weak." ], "links": [ [ "Weak", "weak" ] ] }, { "examples": [ { "ref": "c. 1325, \"Old Age\" in T. 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