losenge

losenge (plural losenges)

1. Obsolete form of lozenge.

• Gleeson

From Old French losenge (“lozenge, rhombus”).

• losange, losinge, lossenge, lozenge, lozingge

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔzɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈlɔzand͡ʒ(ə)/

losenge (plural losenges)

1. lozenge, rhombus
2. (cooking) diamond-shaped cake

• English: lozenge
• Scots: lozen

• “losenǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

losenge

1. Alternative form of losengen

From Frankish *lausinga (“lie”),^[1] which is said not to be related to Latin laus (“praise”) (compare Spanish lisonja (“flattery”)),^[2] but is rather probably from Proto-Germanic *lausaz (“false”).^[3] See also Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (laus).

losenge oblique singular, f (oblique plural losenges, nominative singular losenge, nominative plural losenges)

2. flattery; especially in order to trick or deceive.

From *lose (“flag-stone”), from Vulgar Latin *lausa.

• loseigne, losinge, lozenge

losenge oblique singular, f (oblique plural losenges, nominative singular losenge, nominative plural losenges)

1. lozenge (shape)

• Middle French: losange, losenge, lozenge
  • French: losange
    • → Portuguese: losango
• → Middle English: losenge, losange, losinge, lossenge, lozenge, lozingge
  • English: lozenge
  • Scots: lozen
• → Italian: losanga
• → Old Occitan: lausange^[4]
  • Catalan: losange
  • Occitan: lausange
• → Spanish: losange