leuze
Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
leuze f (plural leuzen, diminutive leusje n)
Usage notes
- In heraldry, the term "leuze" denotes a motto which goes above a shield, or on the border of the baldachin, whereas "wapenspreuk" goes under the shield, on a scroll.
Synonyms
- (motto): zinspreuk
- (watchword): wapenspreuk
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lēsen, from Old Dutch lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).
Verb
leuze
- (Maastrichtian) to read
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