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Old English · noun

lus

Normalised lūs

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong consonant stem
IPA
/luːs/
Syllables
luːs (1 syllable)
Modern English
louse

Meaning

  1. louse

Declension

Declension of lus
SingularPlural
Nominative lūslȳs
Accusative lūslȳs
Genitive lȳslūselūsa
Dative lȳslūsum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lūs. Compare Old High German lūs, Old Norse lús.

Descendants

louse

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