lous

See also: Lous

Breton

Adjective

lous

dirty

Haitian Creole

Noun

lous

bear

Middle English

Alternative forms

lows, lowse, louse, lowce, luse

Etymology

From Old English lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luːs/
Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

lous (plural lys)

louse (insect in the order Phthiraptera)
A person or thing worthy of contempt or ostracism.

Descendants

English: louse
Scots: louse, loose

References

“lǒus(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-28.

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