LEW
Etymology 1
Noun
lew (plural lews or lewis or leois)
(Scotland, obsolete) A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.
Etymology 2
Adjective
lew (comparative lewer, superlative lewest)
(obsolete) Sunny; warm.
(dialect) Lukewarm, tepid.
(dialect) Alee: protected from the wind.
Usage notes
Now chiefly Southern Scottish and Northern English.
Noun
lew (plural lews)
(now Scotland) Warmth, heat.
(dialect) A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks.
Verb
lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)
(transitive) To make warm or lukewarm.
(intransitive, obsolete) To become warm.
(transitive) To shelter from the wind.
Etymology 3
Adjective
lew (comparative more lew, superlative most lew)
Weak.
Sickly-looking, pale, wan.
Etymology 4
Interjection
lew
(obsolete) Alternative form of lo or look: a cry to look at something.
Etymology 5
Verb
lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)
(mining, dialect, transitive) Alternative form of lue: to sift, particularly while mining tin or silver.
Anagrams
• we'l
Proper noun
Lew (plural er-noun or Lews)
Diminutive of Lewis
A male given name
Anagrams
• we'l
Source: Wiktionary
Lew, a. Etym: [Cf. lee a calm or sheltered place, lukewarm.]
Definition: Lukewarm; tepid. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition