lous

Middle English

/luːs/

noun
Definitions
  • louse insect in the order Psocodea
  • A person or thing worthy of contempt or ostracism.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lūs inherited from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lūs

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