leew

See also: Leew

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German lāo (“warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“lukewarm”). Cognate with German lau (“lukewarm”), obsolete English lew (“sunny, warm”), Dutch lauw (“lukewarm”), Icelandic hlýr (“warm”).

Adjective

leew

(Uri) lukewarm

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 23.

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