Le̩wäit
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Lawäit, Lawaat, Lawą̈it, Lawait, Lawäitsch
- Le̩wät, Le̩waitsch, Le̩wäät
- Le̩wächt (Beesel)
- Le̩wäie̩t (Berg-en-Terblijt)
- leweit, lewijt (Veldeke spelling)
Etymology edit
From earlier Lawäit, not related to Limburgish Le̩wäi. Compare Belgian Dutch laweit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Le̩wäit n (plural Le̩wäide̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- (widespread in West Limburgish, Central Limburgish, various dialects of Northern East Limburgish and Heerlen, Venlo) racket, noise
- (As, Tungelroy) fuss, upheaval, hassle
- (Beegden) outcry, clamour