leow

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lēow n

  1. leg (shank or thigh)
  2. ham

Declension

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