lass

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
  2. (specifically) A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
  3. (Geordie, Wearside, especially) A sweetheart.
  4. (Northern-England, Scotland) A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
  5. (Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/læs/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English las, lasce, lasse (“female infant or child; young woman”), probably from Proto-Norse *laskwa (“unmarried”, adjective). Cognates Scots lass, lassie

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