Old English · noun

leaþor

Normalised lēaþor

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈlæ͜ɑː.θor/
[ˈlæ͜ɑː.ðor]
Syllables: ˈlæ͜ɑː · θor (2 syllables)
Modern English: nitre lather detergent soap

Meaning

a kind of nitre used for soap, detergent

Declension

Declension of leaþor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēaþor	lēaþor
Accusative	lēaþor	lēaþor
Genitive	lēaþres	lēaþra
Dative	lēaþre	lēaþrum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauþr, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“that which is used for washing, lye soap”), equivalent to lēag (“lye”) + -þor. Cognate with Old Saxon lōthar (“detergent”), Old Norse lauðr (“sea foam; nitre used as a detergent”).

Descendants

lather

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