laue

See also: Laue

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish lám, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)). Cognate with Irish lámh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːw/, [læu]

Noun

laue f (genitive singular lauey, plural laueyn)

1. (anatomy) hand; arm

   Hug ad nyn laueyn ry cheilley er. ― They shook hands on it.

   Ny cur dty laueyn er! ― Keep your hands off!

   T'ad gobbragh ass laueyn y cheilley. ― They are playing into each other's hands.

   Ta mee glenney my laueyn. ― I am cleaning my hands.

   Ta mooarane argid çheet trooid ny laueyn echey. ― He handles a lot of money.

Derived terms

• aalaue (“secondhand”)
• cliwe daa laue (“broadsword”)
• co-yesh er dagh laue (“ambidextrous”)
• kishtey laue (“attaché case”)
• lauean (“glove”)
• laue-chooilleeney (“masturbation”)
• lauee (“handy; dexterous; useful, versatile”)
• neulaueid (“awkwardness”)
• un-laueagh (“single-handed”)

 

Middle English

Noun

laue

1. Alternative form of lawe

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

laue f or m (definite singular laua or lauen, indefinite plural lauer, definite plural lauene)

1. (zoology) bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

   Synonym: løye

References

• “laue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

laue f (definite singular laua, indefinite plural lauer, definite plural lauene)

1. (zoology) bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

Related terms

• loge m (“flame”)

References

• “laue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.