loun

L1O1U1N1

verb

To beat; thrash.

OriginScots loon ← Middle Dutch loen →
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Meanings

loun1

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

present singular third person louns · participle present louning · participle past louned · past louned

  1. Northern EnglandUKdialectalTo beat; thrash.

loun2

nounloun (plural louns)

plural louns

  1. Ulsterboy, youth

Origin

loun · verb

Uncertain. Compare Scots lounder (“to deal heavy blows on, thrash”).

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loun · noun

  1. Middle Dutchloen“fool, lout”
  2. Scotsloon“boy, lad”
  3. Englishloun

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

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APA

loun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loun

MLA

“loun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loun.

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