jalouse
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of jalouse
C19: from French jalouser to be jealous of
Example Sentences
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“But it canna have been accident I could jalouse it had they worn their helms, but they were bonnetless. He must have known them.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
"There's plenty of time for that, I jalouse," said Doom, smiling somewhat guiltily, and he showed his guest to a room in the turret.
From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil
"It micht be Edinburgh or Glesgie, but a' began tae jalouse England aifter hearin' her hannel Clockie, sae a' watchit fur a word tae try her tongue."
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian
‘Then,’ said I, ‘Patrick, I jalouse who it is; it’s MacKay of Scourie.’
From Graham of Claverhouse by Maclaren, Ian
The Moors at El Aziz are not seafaring; and gin the morn they jalouse what we have done, we have the start of them.
From A Modern Telemachus by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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