alow 1
/euh loh"/ , adv. Naut.
1. below decks.
2. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the lower rigging, specifically, below the lower yards (opposed to aloft ).
[ 1350-1400; earlier, downward, lower down, ME aloue; see A- 1 , LOW 1 ]
alow 2
/euh loh"/ , adj., adv. Northern Brit. Dial.
ablaze; aflame.
Also, alowe .
[ 1150-1200; ME o loghe, a lowe; see A- 1 , LOW 3 ]