† losengev.

Forms: Also Middle English losynge.

Etymology: < Old French losenger = Provençal lauzengar , Spanish lisonjar , Portuguese lisonjear , Italian lusingare ; < Old French losenge , losange (noun) flattery = Provençal lauzenga , lauzenja , Spanish lisonja , Portuguese lisonja ; apparently adopted by the other Romance languages from Provençal lauzenga = Old French loenge (French louange ) praise < medieval Latin laudēmia , a derivative (? on analogy of vindēmia) of Latin laud-em praise: see lose n.¹

Obsolete.

transitive. To flatter, compliment unduly. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)]

flatter?c1225

flackera1250

slickc1250

blandishc1305

blandc1315

glozec1330

beflatter1340

curryc1394

elkena1400

glaverc1400

anointa1425

glotherc1480

losenge1480

painta1513

to hold in halsc1560

soothe1580

smooth1584

smooth1591

soothe1601

pepper1654

palp1657

smoothify1694

butter1700

asperse1702

palaver1713

blarney1834

sawder1834

soft-soap1835

to cock up1838

soft-solder1838

soother1842

behoney1845

soap1853

beslaver1861

beslobber1868

smarm1902

sugar1923

sweetmouth1948

smooth-talk1950

1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiii. xvii Thanne began Glaucus to call her and losenge her.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 129 Thay losyngid the kynge of Wayne-glory of the force of his hoste.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	losenge
释义	† losengev. Forms: Also Middle English losynge. Etymology: < Old French losenger = Provençal lauzengar , Spanish lisonjar , Portuguese lisonjear , Italian lusingare ; < Old French losenge , losange (noun) flattery = Provençal lauzenga , lauzenja , Spanish lisonja , Portuguese lisonja ; apparently adopted by the other Romance languages from Provençal lauzenga = Old French loenge (French louange ) praise < medieval Latin laudēmia , a derivative (? on analogy of vindēmia) of Latin laud-em praise: see lose n.¹ Obsolete. transitive. To flatter, compliment unduly. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)] flatter?c1225 flackera1250 slickc1250 blandishc1305 blandc1315 glozec1330 beflatter1340 curryc1394 elkena1400 glaverc1400 anointa1425 glotherc1480 losenge1480 painta1513 to hold in halsc1560 soothe1580 smooth1584 smooth1591 soothe1601 pepper1654 palp1657 smoothify1694 butter1700 asperse1702 palaver1713 blarney1834 sawder1834 soft-soap1835 to cock up1838 soft-solder1838 soother1842 behoney1845 soap1853 beslaver1861 beslobber1868 smarm1902 sugar1923 sweetmouth1948 smooth-talk1950 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiii. xvii Thanne began Glaucus to call her and losenge her. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 129 Thay losyngid the kynge of Wayne-glory of the force of his hoste. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1480
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