lasslorn

lasslorn
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
: forsaken by one's sweetheart

broom groves, whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, being lasslorn — Shakespeare

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lassˈlorn adjective (Shakespeare)
Forsaken by one's mistress
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Main Entry: ↑lass

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  • Lasslorn — Lass lorn (l[.a]s l[^o]rn ), a. Forsaken by a lass. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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

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