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lowe

[loh]
–verb (used without object) lowed, low⋅ing. British Dialect.
low 3 .

low

3[loh]
–verb (used without object) British Dialect.
1. to burn; blaze.
2. (of a person) to feel strong emotions; glow with excitement.
Also, lowe.


Origin:
1300–50; ME < ON loga to flame, log a flame, akin to G lohen (v.), Lohe (n.), L lūcēre (v.), lūx (n.) light 1
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Word Origin & History

low  (v.)
O.E. hlowan "make a noise like a cow," from P.Gmc. *khlo- (cf. M.Du. loeyen, O.H.G. hluojen), from onomatopoeic PIE base *kla- (see claim).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: low
Pronunciation: 'lO
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: low·er /'lO(-&)r/; low·est /'lO-&st/
: having a relatively less complex organization : not greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically —usually used in the comparative degree of less advanced types ofplants and animals lower vertebrates> lower eukaryotes —Malcolm Potts etal>; —compare HIGH 1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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