Lass

Lass
Lass Lass (l[.a]s), n. [OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. [root]123. See {Lad} a youth.] A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart. [1913 Webster]

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  • lass — lass:⇨kraftlos …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • lass — [læs] n also las|sie [ˈlæsi] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] a girl or young woman used especially in Scotland and the north of England →↑lad …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lass — [ læs ] noun count SCOTTISH a girl or young woman …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lass — young woman, c.1300, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to O.Swed. lèsk kona unmarried woman, but also perhaps related to O.N. löskr idle, weak, W.Fris. lask light, thin. Liberman suggests O.Dan. las rag. Slang words for rag sometimes… …   Etymology dictionary

  • lass — ↑ lässig, ↑ letzen …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • lass — [n] young woman colleen, damsel, female, girl, lassie, maid, maiden, miss, missy; concepts 548,585 …   New thesaurus

  • lass — (also lassie) ► NOUN chiefly Scottish & N. English ▪ a girl or young woman. ORIGIN from Old Norse, unmarried …   English terms dictionary

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