(transitive) To cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet, to hinder it from hunting).

Obsolete spelling of law (“system of regulations etc.”)

plural of lawe

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lawe

simple past tense and past participle of law / simple past tense and past participle of lawe

(often in the plural) A relative by marriage (or through affinity). / Sometimes specifically a parent-in-law of one's child, for which the dedicated terms co-mother-in-law, co-father-in-law are rare.

(obsolete) A tumulus of stones. / (Northern England, Scotland, archaic) A hill.

(dated) An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.

The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic. / Common law, as contrasted with equity. / A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.

(obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law. / (transitive, intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.