| Stikord | Beskrivelse |
|---|---|
| luve | |
| (vb): Dss. luffe. Luve op. Dreje tættere mod vinden. Et sejlfartøj luver (luffer), når det drejer stævnen nærmere op mod vindretningen. luve til. Se også under luv. [Saint] "At luve an." Dreje kursen nærmere vinden. [Röding] luve i vinden. [HAR] luve rundt, "Kommando til Manden ved Roeret at lade Skibet Lue op saameget som giørligt er." [KOF] "luve Seilene bakke, ved i rum Seilads at dreie op paa den anden Boug." [HARe-d] "To bring by the lee, to incline so rapidly to leeward of the course, when the ship sails large, as to bring the lee-side unexpectedly to winsward; and, by laying all the sails aback; expose her to the danger of upsetting." [Falc] † † to bring or lay or lie upon the lee: with sails aback: Man of War ... whom she fought very bravely, and at last brought by the Lee, but had not Men enough to board her (1666) [OED, ABC, DSH, TUR] Kilder |
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