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)
- (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
- Alternative form of lawe