▪ I.† lewe,a. [Adjectival use of OE.lǽwa traitor, betrayer.] Treacherous. c1000Ags. Gosp. Luke vi. 16 Iudam scarioð se wæs læwa [Lindisf. hleᵹa].c1175Lamb. Hom. 7 Þeos world is whilende and ontful and swiðe lewe an swincful. ▪ II.lewe obs.f. or var. leave, leve, live.