lauwine/ˈlɔːwɪn/EtymologyBorrowed by Lord Byron from German Lawine, from Late Latin lābīna, from Latin lābēs (“fall”).nounAn avalanche.“Once more upon the woody Apennine, / The infant Alps, which — had I not before / Gazed on their mightier parents, where the pine / Sits on more shaggy summits, and where roar / The thundering lauwine — might be worshipped more;[…]”