˜yÐÄvlog

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lave

1

[ leyv ]

verb (used with object)

laved, laving.
  1. to wash; bathe.
  2. (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash.
  3. Obsolete. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle.


verb (used without object)

laved, laving.
  1. Archaic. to bathe.

lave

2

[ leyv ]

noun

Scot.
  1. the remainder; the rest.

lave

3

[ leyv ]

adjective

British.
  1. (of ears) large and drooping.

lave

/ ±ô±ðɪ±¹ /

verb

  1. an archaic word for wash
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô²¹±¹±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô²¹±¹î€ƒi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lave1

First recorded before 900; Middle English laven “to wash, bathe, moisten,†partly from Old French laver, from Latin ±ô²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð “to wash, batheâ€; partly from Old English lafian “to pour water on, wash,†gelafian “to wash, lave, refresh,†itself perhaps from Latin ±ô²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð

Origin of lave2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English love, lave, loave, Old English ±ôÄå´Ú “remnant, remainsâ€; cognate with Old High German leiba, Old Norse leif, Gothic laiba; akin to leave 1

Origin of lave3

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; special use of lave 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lave1

Old English lafian, perhaps from Latin ±ô²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð to wash
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The eruption eased pressure that had been building under a lave dome perched on the crater.

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Because paid lave didn’t make it into the spending plan released by the White House on Thursday, it’s essential that the Virginia legislature pass a paid leave bill in the session that starts in January.

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"This is the last lave net fishery in Wales, we've done everything we can to save it," he said.

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New elections have been called for next March, and Bartomeu offered to resign if he was the reason Messi wanted to lave.

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Aaron Judge’s return was brief for the hurting New York Yankees, who lave lost five straight.

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