lewed

== English == === Verb === lewed simple past and past participle of lew == Middle English == === Alternative forms === lewd, leud, leued, lewde, leude, lewede, lewide, lewyd, lewid, lewide, lowed læwede, leawede, læuued, læwedd, læwæde, leawde (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English lǣwede. According to the OED, of uncertain origin, but probably from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Late Latin laicus (“of the people”) + Old English -ede. Otherwise, formally resembling a derivative of the past participle of Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”) in the sense of "exposed as being unlearned" or "easily betrayed, clueless", from Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan (“to betray”), influenced in meaning by Latin laicus. If so, related to Middle English lewe (“treacherous”), belewen (“to hand over, betray”). === Pronunciation === (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈlɛːwɛdə/ IPA(key): /ˈlɛu̯(i)d(ə)/ === Adjective === lewed (comparative lewder, superlative lewedeste) Unrelated to the church; non-priestly; lay. Unschooled, not learned or educated; lacking in knowledge. Simple-minded, dumb, or unintelligent; lacking in brainpower. Unmannered, rude, or disrespectful. Low-quality; crude, feeble; of meagre workmanship. Lowborn or lowly; not of noble lineage. Ordinary, unsophisticated or simple; typifying one of non-noble lineage. (Late Middle English) Lewd, immoral, sinful, or malicious. ==== Related terms ==== lewedly lewed man lewednesse lewidhed ==== Descendants ==== English: lewd Scots: lewde, lowde, leude, leud, leaud, lawid, lawit, layit, lawd, lewd ==== References ==== “leued, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2018. === Noun === lewed An ignorant or simple-minded individual. Someone who is not involved in a clerical position. ==== References ==== “leued, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2018. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Lewed”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.