- hlówan
- sv/i7 3rd pres hléwþ past hléow/on ptp gehlówen to low, roar, billow
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hlówan
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low — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English loowen, from Old English hlōwan; akin to Old High German hluoen to moo, Latin calare to call, summon, Greek kalein Date: before 12th century moo II. noun Date: 1549 the deep sustained sound… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kelə- — I. kelə 1 Warm. Oldest form *k̑elə₁ , with metathesized variant *k̑leə₁ , contracted to *k̑lē (becoming *klē in centum languages). 1. Suffixed variant form *klē wo . a. lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow, covering, protection (as from cold); b … Universalium
low — low1 lowish, adj. lowness, n. /loh/, adj., lower, lowest, adv., lower, lowest, n. adj. 1. situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf … Universalium
hléowon — past pl of hlówan … Old to modern English dictionary
hléwþ — pres 3rd sing of hlówan … Old to modern English dictionary
low — low1 W1S1 [ləu US lou] adj comparative lower superlative lowest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(small amount/level/value)¦ 2¦(height)¦ 3¦(standards/quality)¦ 4¦(supply)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(light)¦ 7¦(heat)¦ 8¦(batt … Dictionary of contemporary English
claim — {{11}}claim (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. claime, from clamer (see CLAIM (Cf. claim) (v.)). Meaning piece of land allotted and taken (chiefly U.S. and Australia, in reference to mining) is from 1851. Insurance sense is from 1878. {{12}}claim (v.) c … Etymology dictionary
low — {{11}}low (adj.) not high, late 13c., from lah (late 12c.), not rising much, being near the base or ground (of objects or persons); lying on the ground or in a deep place (late 13c.), from O.N. lagr low, or a similar Scandinavian source (Cf. Swed … Etymology dictionary
low — low1 adjective 1》 of less than average height. ↘situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc. ↘(of latitude) near the equator. ↘(of women s clothing) cut so as to reveal the upper part of the breasts. 2》 below average in amount,… … English new terms dictionary
low — I [[t]loʊ[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. 1) situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf[/ex] 2) of small extent upward: a low fence[/ex] 3) not far above the horizon: The moon was low in the sky[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
