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Losung, feminine, ‘war-cry, watchword,’ from the equivalent late Middle High German losunge, lôȥunge, the first appearance of which in the 15th century makes it impossible to determine the correct Middle High German form and its derivation (from Los? or from losen, ‘to hear’? see lauschen).