laþ

See also: lath, lay, Lay, láth, láy, and láð

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiþ (“loath, hateful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːθ/

Adjective

lāþ (comparative lāþra, superlative lāþost)

  1. loathsome, hateful, unpleasant, evil
    Leofest on life lað biþ ðænne.
    What is dearest in life, shall then be hateful.

Declension

Declension of lāþ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lāþ lāþ lāþ
Accusative lāþne lāþe lāþ
Genitive lāþes lāþre lāþes
Dative lāþum lāþre lāþum
Instrumental lāþe lāþre lāþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lāþe lāþa, lāþe lāþ
Accusative lāþe lāþa, lāþe lāþ
Genitive lāþra lāþra lāþra
Dative lāþum lāþum lāþum
Instrumental lāþum lāþum lāþum
Declension of lāþ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lāþa lāþe lāþe
Accusative lāþan lāþan lāþe
Genitive lāþan lāþan lāþan
Dative lāþan lāþan lāþan
Instrumental lāþan lāþan lāþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lāþan lāþan lāþan
Accusative lāþan lāþan lāþan
Genitive lāþra, lāþena lāþra, lāþena lāþra, lāþena
Dative lāþum lāþum lāþum
Instrumental lāþum lāþum lāþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: lath, loth, lothe

Noun

lāþ n

  1. a person or thing that is evil, hated or unpleasant
    Mid lufe ge mid laðe
    With what is pleasant and what is unpleasant.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative lāf lāf
accusative lāf lāf
genitive lāfes lāfa
dative lāfe lāfum
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