"lous" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /luːs/ Forms: lys [plural]
Rhymes: -uːs Etymology: From Old English lūs. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|lūs}} Old English lūs Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lous, {{enm-noun|lys}} lous (plural lys)
  1. louse (insect in the order Psocodea) Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lous-enm-noun-b5CiUAnu Disambiguation of People: 82 18
  2. A person or thing worthy of contempt or ostracism. Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-lous-enm-noun-EjstOC7H Disambiguation of Insects: 28 72 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lows, lowse, louse, lowce, luse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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