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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
Adjective
lusk (comparative more lusk, superlative most lusk)
- lazy or slothful
- (UK, dialectal) full; ripe
Noun
lusk (plural lusks)
- a lazy or slothful person
1577, Timothy Kendall, Flowers of Epigrams:But whom he sees to labor prest,
theim lets he still alone:
He labor lothes, and loues the luske,
to ease and pleasure prone
Verb
lusk (third-person singular simple present lusks, present participle lusking, simple past and past participle lusked)
- (obsolete) To be idle or unemployed.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech lusk, from Proto-Slavic *luskъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
lusk m inan
- pod (of a leguminous plant)
Declension
Declension of lusk (velar masculine inanimate)
Related terms
Further reading
- lusk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lusk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
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Noun
lusk
- sneaky acts; covert operations
2017, Knud H. Thomsen, Borgmesteren i Monteporco, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Allerede da jeg førte mit regiment i Abessinien og indtog byen Sokota, mærkede jeg, at der var noget lusk. Ikke et menneske at se! Aha, tænkte jeg, snigskytter på tagene, dynamit i kældrene, masser af bevæbnede sorte bag næste hjørne.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2016, Inge Fischer Sørensen, Det sku' være så godt!, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:»Der er lusk i foretagendet!« Rie kneb det ene øje i og troede, at hun så fiffig ud. »Det lugter langt væk af lusk.«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2016, Anders Westenholz, Tale er guld: Mere om over- og undertoner i den daglige samtale, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:En tilhører kan få mistanke om, at der er lusk i foretagendet – og mistanken forstærkes, når Brian – helt atypisk – klart giver til kende, at han har lektier for.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Indeclinable.
Related terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs.
Pronunciation
Noun
lusk
- (hapax) lynx
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *luskъ.
Noun
lȗsk m inan
- (botany) silique
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lusk”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran