lawû (2)   [NIGIN : ]  ( : lamû ; : lawā ' u(m) ; : labā ' u / labû : ; perfect : assibi)

[Army → War]

1) to surround , to besiege , to encircle something with (= accusative or ina) a wall / an ornament / (magic) lime / flour / (astronomy) a halo (tarbāṣa) ; 2) to encircle , to besiege (city, ennemy ...) , to blockade (?) ; 3) to wrap up (in cloth, string) ; 4) to go round in survey (cult, animals) ; 5) (Nuzi) : to walk round the land of someone (witness) ; 6) : to keep company with (= [itti]) , to hang around with (?) ; 7) (parts of liver, weather, incense) : to turn / veer round , to change quickly / completely ; Gtn : 1) (demon) : to continually encircle / to assail / to torment somebody ; 2) (parts of liver) : to repeatedly be wound round ; Gt : : to be wound round each other ; 3) stative ([tilmi]) : is surrounded ; D : to surround , : to wrap ; Š : (Nuzi) : [NIGIN.MEŠ] : 1) to encircle a building with a wall / an ornament / brickwork ; 2) to cause to besiege ; 3) to make / have someone walk round , (Nuzi) to survey a field , : to bring by circuitous route ; N : 1) to be besieged : 2) : to embrace one another , to hug one another ;

Cf. labû (2)

See also : esāru, nītu, lawû (1), labītu, lawītu, lāmû, liwītu, līmu (2), limûtu, mušelwû, nalbētu, nalbân, talmītu