hlæw

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw, from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m, from *ḱley- (“shelter, cover”). Cognate with Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hlaiwa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xlæːw/, [l̥æːw]

Noun

hlǣw m

  1. mound, hill, barrow, cairn
  2. cave

Declension

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Descendants
  • Middle English: lawe, lowe
  • ⇒ English: Lewes (placename)
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