lewer

lewer

1. comparative form of lew: more lew

• Werle, rewle

From Dutch lever, from Middle Dutch levere, from Old Dutch *livara, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪə̯vər/

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lewer (plural lewers, diminutive lewertjie)

1. liver

From Middle English lever (“A living being”).

• IPA^(key): /lɛˈwiː/

lewer

1. A living creature.
   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 9:

     Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst thee zee faads lewer,

     Says Alice "Billy, do you see what's yonder?"

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132