hlus

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Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. An ancestor Proto-West Germanic *lisku (sedge) has been proposed; see French laîche for details. Compare Middle Dutch luusch, Old High German liska.

Noun[edit]

hlus n

  1. reed, sedge

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Low German: lūs, lǖsch

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