Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

losenger

/ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: losen-ger
IPA: /ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flatterer or deceiver.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives with shame, as a number of such other losengers had done."

Etymology

From Middle English losengeour, losenger, from Old French losengier, losengeor (“flatterer”), from Old French losengier (“to deceive, flatter”), from Old French losenge (“flattery”), from Frankish *lausungu (“deception, flattery”). Doublet of leasing ("lying, falsehood").

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: losengeour, losengier, losenge, *lausungu

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

losengers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce losenger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does losenger mean?: A flatterer or deceiver.
Where does losenger come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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