leow

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lahw, from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz. Cognate with Old Norse lær (“thigh”), Middle High German geliune (“frame, build, physique”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /le͜oːw/

Noun

lēow n

  1. leg (shank or thigh)
  2. ham

Declension

singular plural
nominative lēow lēower, lēowera
accusative lēow lēower, lēowera
genitive lēowes lēowa
dative lēowe lēowum
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