English

louse-ridden

From louse + -ridden.

Formed from louse + -ridden

Proto-Germanic *lūs

Proto-West Germanic *lūs

Old English lūs

Middle English lous

English louse

Today it means

adj Full of or infested with lice.

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Etymograph / louse-ridden

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