leune

See also: leuné

Dutch

Verb

leune

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leunen

Norman

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂

Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂

Proto-Italic *louksnā

Latin lūna

Old French lune

Norman leune

Inherited from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, from *lewk- + *-sneh₂.

Pronunciation

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Noun

leune f (plural leunes)

1. (Jersey, astronomy) moon
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 534:

     Cherne à la lune, le vent, la pllie, ou la brune.

     When there's a circle round the moon, wind, rain, or fog, will follow soon.

2. (Jersey) jellyfish

Derived terms

• exoleune (“exomoon”)
• leunaithe (“lunar”)
• leune d'avoût (“harvest moon”)
• leune dé myi (“honeymoon”)

Related terms

• leuné (“moody”)

References

• Delesques, Henri (1887), “leune”, in Dictionnaire de patois normand: […] (in French), page 385