Old English · noun
leahtor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlæ͜ɑx.tor/
- Syllables
- ˈlæ͜ɑx · tor (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- vicemaladyfault
Meaning
-
vice, sin, fault, crime
-
malady, disease, bodily defect
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lahtraz (“vice”), a variant form of *lahtrą, from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”). Compare Middle Dutch lachter.
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