Lonesome or lonesome ( one word ) means lonely; feeling the lack of company--
The dog gets lonesome and howls if we're away too long.
"I'm a lonesome polecat..."
"It's a lonesome town all right..."
Loan some or loan some ( two words, rhymes with lonesome ) means lend, or permit to use temporarily ( loan ) a certain quantity ( some )--
He wants to know if you'll loan some tools to his friend.
Can we loan some chairs to the neighbors? Sure.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The lonesome old man next door wants to know if we'll loan some money to his son."
Note--"alone some" means solitary or by one's self ( alone ), unspecified ( some )--
He'll be alone some day, and he'll have to fend for himself.
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