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lote.

To lurk; lie hidden

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ləʊt/
  1. To lurk; lie hidden

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).

noun/ləʊt/
  1. A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.

Where this word comes from

From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.

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