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Old English · noun

ladteow

Normalised lādtēow

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈlɑːdˌte͜oːw/
Syllables
ˈlɑːd · ˌte͜oːw (2 syllables)
Modern English
leaderguidegeneral

Meaning

  1. leader

  2. guide

  3. general

    Themestocles hātte Atheniesa lādtēow

    The Athenian general was called Themistocles

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Declension

Declension of ladteow
SingularPlural
Nominative lādtēowlādtēowas
Accusative lādtēowlādtēowas
Genitive lādtēoweslādtēowa
Dative lādtēowelādtēowum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From earlier lādþēow, equivalent to lād (“leading”) + þēow (“servant”). The original form appears on occasion. Compare Old Norse leiðtogi (“guide”).

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