ouze
See also: -ouze
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Partly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English woose, wose, woos, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English wōs (“juice, liquor, sap”); partly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English wose, wase, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English wāse, wase (“mud, mire, marsh, slime”). Cognate with Low German wees (“wet, ooze, mire”), German Wasen (“sod, turf”), Icelandic veisa (“mire, bog”). More at ooze.
Noun
ouze (uncountable)