lue

Alternative forms

• lew

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.^[1]

Verb

lue (third-person singular simple present lues, present participle luing, simple past and past participle lued)

1. (mining, dialect, transitive) To sift using a sieve, particularly while mining tin or silver.
   • 1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, p. 116:

     Cardiganshire... That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water.

   • 1674, John Ray, A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used, p. 122:

     Cornwall... The fine [sc. tin] is lewed in a fine sierce.

References

Anagrams

• -ule, Elu, LEU, leu, ule

Etymology

From Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from the root *lewk- (“light”). Compare German Lohe, Swedish låga, Old English līeġ

Noun

lue c (singular definite luen, plural indefinite luer)

1. flame
2. tuque, (a knit cap)

Verb

lue (imperative lu, infinitive at lue, present tense luer, past tense luede, perfect tense har luet)

1. flame

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lu‧e
• Rhymes: pue, tue
• IPA^(key): [ˈlue]

Verb

lue

1. Indicative present connegative form of lukea.

   • (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät lue.
     • I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't read.

2. Second-person singular imperative present form of lukea.

   • Lue!
     • Read!

3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of lukea.

   • Älä lue!
     • Don't read!

Anagrams

• leu

Verb

lue

1. feminine singular of the past participle of lire

Anagrams

• élu, leu

Etymology

From Latin luēs (“plague, pestilence”).

Noun

lue f (invariable)

1. syphilis

Verb

lue

1. second-person singular present active imperative of luō

Noun

lue f, m (definite singular lua or luen, indefinite plural luer, definite plural luene)

1. beanie

References

• “lue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.