Etymology

lue

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Today it means: To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver. Full definition →

Cornish dyllo
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lue · verb1

  1. Cornish · borrowed fromdyllo“sift with a sieve”
  2. English todaylue

Clipping of dillue (“sift with a sieve”), from Cornish dyllo (“sift with a sieve”).

Lue · proper noun2

From the Dutch and north German surname, spelling variant of Loo.

Words from the same roots

Cornishdyllo all →

dillue

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