Meaning

(Scotland, obsolete) A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Scotland, obsolete) A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.
2. (obsolete) Sunny; warm.
3. (dialect) Lukewarm, tepid.
4. (dialect) Alee: protected from the wind.
5. (now Scotland) Warmth, heat.
6. (dialect) A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks.
7. (transitive) To make warm or lukewarm.
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To become warm.

Example Sentences

...þe Ingliss noble, henry, ande Eduarde wᵗ þe ross, þe franche crowne, þe salute þe lewe and þe Ridar sall haif courss in þis realme...

Lee or Lew, Calm, under the wind. Suss.

His house... was ‘loo’ from the cold north winds.

To th' end a fruitfull lew May euerie Climate in his time renew.

Lew, shelter; defence from storms or wind.

Lew, a thatched hurdle, supported by sticks, and set up in a field to screen lambs, etc. from the wind.

Lew... Those trees will lew the house when they're up-grown.

Mi bodi wexit lewe.

Word Forms

• lews
• lewis
• leois
• lewe
• lewer
• lewest
• lue
• loo
• looe
• lee
• lewing
• lewed
• more lew
• most lew

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