lewd
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English leud, leued, lewed (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), from Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), of obscure origin; most likely a derivative of the past participle of lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”) in the sense of "exposed as being unlearned" or "easily betrayed, clueless", from Proto-Germanic *lēwijanan (“to betray”), from Proto-Germanic *lēwan (“an opportunity, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”). Cognate with Old High German gilāen, firlāen (“to betray”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅, 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌰 (lēw, lēwa, “an opportunity, cause”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -uːd
[edit] Adjective
lewd (comparative lewder, superlative lewdest)
- Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
- (obsolete) Lay; not clerical.
- (obsolete) Uneducated.
- (obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.
- (obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible.
[edit] Translations
lascivious
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