"los" meaning in Old Polish

See los in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lʲɔs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ CE), /lʲɔs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE) Forms: losowy [adjective]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *klewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hleutaną Proto-Germanic *hlautaz Proto-West Germanic *hlaut Old High German hlōzbor. Old Polish los Borrowed from Old High German hlōz, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaut. First attested in the 14th century. Etymology templates: {{ety|zlw-opl|:bor|goh:hlōz<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*hlaut>>|etydate=14th century|text=*|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *klewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hleutaną Proto-Germanic *hlautaz Proto-West Germanic *hlaut Old High German hlōzbor. Old Polish los [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*klewH-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hleutaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hlautaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*hlaut", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "hlōz", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Polish", "term" : "los", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "zlw-opl" }" data-lang="zlw-opl" data-title="los"> Borrowed from Old High German hlōz, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaut. First attested in the 14th century. Head templates: {{zlw-opl-noun|m-in|adj=losowy}} los m inan (related adjective losowy)
  1. (attested in Lesser Poland) lot (thing used for determining chances) Tags: inanimate, masculine
    Sense id: en-los-zlw-opl-noun-nuKlOSJu Categories (other): Lesser Poland Old Polish, Old Polish quotations with omitted translation
  2. (attested in Lesser Poland) drawing lots (act of determining using lots) Tags: inanimate, masculine
    Sense id: en-los-zlw-opl-noun-4GH92EkJ Categories (other): Lesser Poland Old Polish, Old Polish quotations with omitted translation, Pages with 45 entries, Old Polish entries with etymology texts, Old Polish entries with etymology trees, Old Polish entries with etymon, Old Polish entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 45 entries: 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 8 1 4 2 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Old Polish entries with etymology texts: 5 95 Disambiguation of Old Polish entries with etymology trees: 5 95 Disambiguation of Old Polish entries with etymon: 5 95 Disambiguation of Old Polish entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 24 3 2 19 4 10 8 6 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 2 18 5 4 20 2 11 7 8 18 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 21 4 2 21 2 12 7 7 17 4 2
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ CE"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lʲɔs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE"
    }
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}

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