lusk

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /lʌsk/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /lʊsk/ Rhymes: -ʌsk === Adjective === lusk (comparative more lusk, superlative most lusk) Lazy or slothful. (UK, dialectal) Full; ripe. === Noun === lusk (plural lusks) A lazy or slothful person. === Verb === lusk (third-person singular simple present lusks, present participle lusking, simple past and past participle lusked) (obsolete) To be idle or unemployed. === Derived terms === === Anagrams === sulk, Klus == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech lusk, from Proto-Slavic *luskъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlusk] Hyphenation: lusk === Noun === lusk m inan pod (of a leguminous plant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lusk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “lusk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === lusk sneaky acts; covert operations ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable. ==== Related terms ==== luske luskebuks lusket == Middle English == === Alternative forms === losse (Early Middle English, Northern) === Etymology === From Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lusk/ === Noun === lusk (hapax legomenon) lynx ==== Derived terms ==== luskwerk ==== Descendants ==== English: los ==== References ==== “lusk-werk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *luskъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lúːsk/ === Noun === lȗsk m inan (botany) silique ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== lušček === Further reading === “lusk”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026