leow

Old English

Alternative forms

• læuw, lēw

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

Declension of lēow

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēow	lēower, lēowera
accusative	lēow	lēower, lēowera
genitive	lēowes	lēowa
dative	lēowe	lēowum

Related terms

• līra