lewer

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English

Adjective

lewer

  1. comparative form of lew: more lew

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Etymology

From Dutch lever, from Middle Dutch levere, from Old Dutch *livara, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪə̯vər/
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Noun

lewer (plural lewers, diminutive lewertjie)

  1. liver

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English lever (“a living being”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

lewer

  1. A living creature.
    • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 9:
      Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst thee zee faads lewer,
      Says Alice "Billy, do you see what's yonder?"

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132
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