出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/15 20:35 UTC 版)
Perhaps from law because the practice was ordained by law. Few dictionaries comment directly on the etymology of the sense, but several (which also spell the infinitive law) group it with the other verb and noun senses derived from 古期英語 lagu (“law”).
lawe (third-person singular simple present lawes, present participle lawing, simple past and past participle lawed)
lawe (countable and uncountable, plural lawes)
lawe (plural lawes or (early or West Midland) lawen)