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Old English · adjective

laþsum

Normalised lāþsum

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈlɑːθ.sum/
Syllables
ˈlɑːθ · sum (2 syllables)
Modern English
uglyloathsomedetestabledisgustingfearsometerrifyingunpleasant

Meaning

  1. ugly, detestable

  2. disgusting, unpleasant

  3. fearsome, terrifying

Declension

Strong declension of laþsum
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative lāþsumlāþsumulāþsmulāþsumolāþsmolāþsum
Accusative lāþsumnelāþsumelāþsmelāþsum
Genitive lāþsumeslāþsmeslāþsumrelāþsumeslāþsmes
Dative lāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumrelāþsumumlāþsmum
Instrumental lāþsumelāþsmelāþsumrelāþsumelāþsme
Plural
Nominative lāþsumelāþsmelāþsumalāþsmalāþsumelāþsmelāþsumulāþsmulāþsumolāþsmo
Accusative lāþsumelāþsmelāþsumalāþsmalāþsumelāþsmelāþsumulāþsmulāþsumolāþsmo
Genitive lāþsumralāþsumralāþsumra
Dative lāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmum
Instrumental lāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmum
Weak declension of laþsum
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative lāþsumalāþsmalāþsumelāþsmelāþsumelāþsme
Accusative lāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumelāþsme
Genitive lāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsman
Dative lāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsman
Instrumental lāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsman
Plural
Nominative lāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsman
Accusative lāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsmanlāþsumanlāþsman
Genitive lāþsumralāþsumenalāþsmenalāþsumralāþsumenalāþsmenalāþsumralāþsumenalāþsmena
Dative lāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmum
Instrumental lāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmumlāþsumumlāþsmum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, equivalent to lāþ + -sum.

Descendants

loathsome

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