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English
Adjective
lewer
- comparative form of lew: more lew
Anagrams
Afrikaans
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
Noun
lewer (plural lewers, diminutive lewertjie)
- liver
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English lever (“A living being”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
lewer
- 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