lue
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of uncertain origin.[1]
Verb
lue (third-person singular simple present lues, present participle luing, simple past and past participle lued)
- (mining, dialectal, transitive) To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.
- 1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, p. 116:
- Cardiganshire... That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water.
- 1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, p. 122:
- 1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, p. 116:
References
- "lue | lew, v." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1903), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from the root *lewk- (“light”). Compare German Lohe, Swedish låga, Old English līeġ
Inflection
Synonyms
- (flame): flamme c
- (knit cap): tophue c, strikkehue c
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlueˣ/, [ˈlue̞(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: lu‧e
- Rhymes: -ue
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.e/, [ˈl̺uːe]
- Stress: lùe
- Hyphenation: lue
Noun
lue f (invariable)
- (medicine) Synonym of sifilide (“syphilis”)
- (figuratively, literary) plague, misfortune
- (poetic) An evil person; evilist
- 1516, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso [Raging Roland], Venice: Printed by Gabriel Giolito, published 1551, Canto VII, page 25:
- La ſopraueſta di color di ſabbia ¶ Su l'arme hauea la maledetta lue
- The damned evilist had a sand-colored overgarment over his arms
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Latin
Norwegian Bokmål
References
- “lue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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