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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

  1. vice, sin, fault, crime

  2. malady, disease, bodily defect

Declension

Declension of leahtor
SingularPlural
Nominative leahtorleahtras
Accusative leahtorleahtras
Genitive leahtresleahtra
Dative leahtreleahtrum

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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