Luss

English

Proper noun

Luss

1. A village on the west shore of Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3593).

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German luz, lôz, from Old High German hlōz (“fate”). Cognate with German Los (“lottery”).

Noun

Luss n

1. (Uri) A piece of farmland acquired through a lottery.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.