jalouse

transitive verb

ja·​louse

jəˈlüz

-ed/-ing/-s

1

chiefly Scottish : suspect, surmise

jaloused frae your last discourse that ye were perplexed

—John Buchan

2

: to be jealous of or begrudge jealously

jaloused him and planned to do him a harm

—Sir Richard Burton

Word History

Etymology

French jalouser to envy, be jealous of, from Old French, from jalos, jalous, jelous jealous

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