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Loun

Loun

See also: loun

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Loun m (plural Léin)

  1. wage, pay
    d'Aarbechter kruten haut hire Loun.
    The workers got their wage today.
  2. reward
    Freet iech a jubiléiert, well äre Loun ass grouss am Himmel!
    Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in Heaven!

loun

loun

See also: Loun

English

Verb

loun (third-person singular simple present louns, present participle louning, simple past and past participle louned)

  1. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Northern England) To beat; thrash.

Etymology 2

From either Scots loon (boy, lad) or Middle Dutch loen (fool, lout).

Noun

loun (plural louns)

  1. (Ulster) boy, youth

Luxembourgish

Verb

loun

  1. second-person singular imperative of lounen