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

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Lew, a. Etym: [Cf. lee a calm or sheltered place, lukewarm.]

Definition: Lukewarm; tepid. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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