"lusk" meaning in English

See lusk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lʌsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lusk.wav Forms: more lusk [comparative], most lusk [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌsk Etymology: From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*lusk}} Middle English *lusk, {{der|en|non|lǫskr|t=weak, idle}} Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*laskwaz|t=sluggish, dull, lazy}} Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lēyd-|t=to let, subside}} Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”), {{cog|dum|lasch||flabby, loose}} Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), {{cog|gml|lasch}} Middle Low German lasch, {{doublet|en|lush}} Doublet of lush Head templates: {{en-adj}} lusk (comparative more lusk, superlative most lusk)
  1. lazy or slothful
    Sense id: en-lusk-en-adj-hTnHZOyI
  2. (UK, dialectal) full; ripe Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lusk-en-adj-3K99KSYU Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 71 14 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 80 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 80 6 14

Noun

IPA: /lʌsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lusk.wav Forms: lusks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌsk Etymology: From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*lusk}} Middle English *lusk, {{der|en|non|lǫskr|t=weak, idle}} Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*laskwaz|t=sluggish, dull, lazy}} Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lēyd-|t=to let, subside}} Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”), {{cog|dum|lasch||flabby, loose}} Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), {{cog|gml|lasch}} Middle Low German lasch, {{doublet|en|lush}} Doublet of lush Head templates: {{en-noun}} lusk (plural lusks)
  1. a lazy or slothful person
    Sense id: en-lusk-en-noun-kchWRxNr

Verb

IPA: /lʌsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lusk.wav Forms: lusks [present, singular, third-person], lusking [participle, present], lusked [participle, past], lusked [past]
Rhymes: -ʌsk Etymology: From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*lusk}} Middle English *lusk, {{der|en|non|lǫskr|t=weak, idle}} Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*laskwaz|t=sluggish, dull, lazy}} Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lēyd-|t=to let, subside}} Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”), {{cog|dum|lasch||flabby, loose}} Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), {{cog|gml|lasch}} Middle Low German lasch, {{doublet|en|lush}} Doublet of lush Head templates: {{en-verb}} lusk (third-person singular simple present lusks, present participle lusking, simple past and past participle lusked)
  1. (obsolete) To be idle or unemployed. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lusk-en-verb-DntEtYtA

Inflected forms

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        "2": "lush"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of lush",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1577, Timothy Kendall, Flowers of Epigrams:",
          "text": "But whom he sees to labor prest,\ntheim lets he still alone:\nHe labor lothes, and loues the luske,\nto ease and pleasure prone",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "a lazy or slothful person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lʌsk/"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʌsk"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English terms derived from Old Norse",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lǫskr",
        "t": "weak, idle"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "lasch",
        "3": "",
        "4": "flabby, loose"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "lasch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German lasch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lush"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of lush",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush.",
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    {
      "form": "lusks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lusking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lusked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lusked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be idle or unemployed."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To be idle or unemployed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʌsk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lusk.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌsk"
    }
  ],
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}

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