Lusern vs Lucern - What's the difference?
lusern | lucern |
(the plant alfalfa)
(obsolete) A sort of hunting dog.
* Chapman
(obsolete) An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx); also spelled lusern or luzern.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between lusern and lucern
is that lusern is (obsolete) a lynx while lucern is (obsolete) an animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx); also spelled lusern or luzern.As nouns the difference between lusern and lucern
is that lusern is (obsolete) a lynx while lucern is (obsolete) a lamp or lucern can be (the plant alfalfa) or lucern can be (obsolete) a sort of hunting dog.lucern
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) lucerna.Etymology 2
(etyl) luzerne.Noun
(-)Etymology 3
Uncertain; possibly from Lucerne in Switzerland.Noun
(en noun)- My lucerns , too, or dogs inured to hunt / Beasts of most rapine.
- The polecat, mastern, and the rich-skinned lucern / I know to chase.