Old English · adjective
laþ
Normalised lāþ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /lɑːθ/
- Syllables
- lɑːθ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- loathsomeloathunpleasanthatedhatefulthing
laþ1 · adjective
Senses
-
loathsome, hateful, unpleasant, evil
Leofest on life lað biþ ðænne.
What is dearest in life, shall then be hateful.
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lāþ | lāþ | lāþ |
| Accusative | lāþne | lāþe | lāþ |
| Genitive | lāþes | lāþre | lāþes |
| Dative | lāþum | lāþre | lāþum |
| Instrumental | lāþe | lāþre | lāþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lāþe | lāþalāþe | lāþ |
| Accusative | lāþe | lāþalāþe | lāþ |
| Genitive | lāþra | lāþra | lāþra |
| Dative | lāþum | lāþum | lāþum |
| Instrumental | lāþum | lāþum | lāþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lāþa | lāþe | lāþe |
| Accusative | lāþan | lāþan | lāþe |
| Genitive | lāþan | lāþan | lāþan |
| Dative | lāþan | lāþan | lāþan |
| Instrumental | lāþan | lāþan | lāþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lāþan | lāþan | lāþan |
| Accusative | lāþan | lāþan | lāþan |
| Genitive | lāþralāþena | lāþralāþena | lāþralāþena |
| Dative | lāþum | lāþum | lāþum |
| Instrumental | lāþum | lāþum | lāþum |
laþ2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
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
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laiþ (“loath, hateful”).
Descendants
loath
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