scluse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scluce, scluys, skluce, sluse

Etymology

From Old French escluse, from Late Latin exclūsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskliu̯s(ə)/, /ˈsliu̯s(ə)/

Noun

scluse

1. sluice

Descendants

• English: sluice

References

• “sclūse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.