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English

Noun

  1. Sixth tone of the diatonic scale.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hlé, from Proto-Germanic *hlewą.

Noun

 n

  1. lee (the state of not being windy due to something blocking the wind), (as a more common translation) shelter
    Det är här
    There's no wind here (because something blocks it)
    att ligga i lä
    to be inferior (idiomatic)
  2. (nautical) lee (side of the ship away from the wind)
    Antonym: lovart

Derived terms

Adverb

(not comparable)

  1. on the leeside

References

Volapük

Pronunciation

Preposition

  1. at, with (expressing affiliation with a group)