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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2507549An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — Lee1891John Francis Davis

​ Lee, n., ‘lee,’ ModHG. only, from LG. lee, ‘place where a calm prevails’; comp. Ic. hlé, E. lee (from AS. hleó, ‘protection’).

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