An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 512
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 512
LOUABIL, _adj._ Praiseworthy.
_Doug._
Fr. _louable_.
LOUCH, _s._ (gutt.)
1. A cavity.
_Barbour._
2. A cavity containing water.
_Douglas._
Germ. _loch_, apertura, cavitas, latibulum.
LOUCHING, _part. pr._ Bowing down.
Isl. _lut-a_, p.r.o.nus flo.
_Burel._
_To_ LOUE, LOVE, _v. a._ To praise.
V. ~Loif~.
LOVEDARG, _s._ Work done from affection, S.
V. ~Dawerk~.
LOVERY, LUFRAY, _s._ Bounty.
_Dunbar._
LOUING, _s._ Praise, A. S. _lofung_, id.
_Douglas._
_To_ LOUK, _v. a._
1. To lock.
_Douglas._
2. To surround.
_Douglas._
LOUN, LOWNE, _adj._
1. Serene, denoting the state of the air, S.
_Hudson._
2. Sheltered, S.
_Houlate._
3. Unruffled; applied to water.
_Doug._
4. Recovered from rage, S.
_Ross._
Isl. _logn_, tranquillitas aeris. Su. G. _lugn_, id.; also tranquillitas animi.
_To_ ~Loun~, ~Lown~, _v. a._ To tranquillize.
_Douglas._
_To_ ~Loun~, ~Lown~, _v. n._ To become calm, S.
_Kelly._
LOUN, LOWN, LOON, _s._ A worthless person, male or female.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _laewend_, a traitor.
~Lounfow~, _adj._ Rascally, S.
~Loun-like~, _adj._
1. Having the appearance of a _loun_, S.