"loun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: louns [plural]
Etymology: From either Scots loon (“boy, lad”) or Middle Dutch loen (“fool, lout”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|sco|loon||boy, lad}} Scots loon (“boy, lad”), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|dum|loen||fool, lout}} Middle Dutch loen (“fool, lout”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} loun (plural louns)
  1. (Ulster) boy, youth Tags: Ulster
    Sense id: en-loun-en-noun-bT7NRa7J Categories (other): Ulster English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: louns [present, singular, third-person], louning [participle, present], louned [participle, past], louned [past]
Etymology: Uncertain. Compare Scots lounder (“to deal heavy blows on, thrash”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|sco|lounder||to deal heavy blows on, thrash}} Scots lounder (“to deal heavy blows on, thrash”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} loun (third-person singular simple present louns, present participle louning, simple past and past participle louned)
  1. (UK dialectal, chiefly Northern England) To beat; thrash. Tags: Northern-England, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-loun-en-verb-zkWYLEzb Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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