lew
Warmth, heatWarmth, heat.
Meaning
3 senses(Scotland)Warmth, heat.
(dialectal)A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks.
(Scotland, obsolete)A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.
Origin
From corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gFrom corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gold écus.
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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