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los homograph 2

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

baying (of a hound on a trail)

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk ‘løs’, opprinnelig kommandoord til en hund når den slippes løs from German løs, originally a command word to a dog when it is let loose

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

det at en jakthund gir hals når den forfølger vilt the baying of a hunting dog as it pursues game
  • få los to get a hound baying on a trail
  • losen gikk oppi lia the baying could be heard up on the hillside
as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som harelosbaying in pursuit of a hare