laþ

See also: lath, lay, Lay, láth, láy, and láð

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiþ (“loath, hateful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑːθ/

Adjective

lāþ (comparative lāþra, superlative lāþost)

1. loathsome, hateful, unpleasant, evil

   Leofest on life lað biþ ðænne.

   What is dearest in life, shall then be hateful.

Declension

Declension of lāþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþ	lāþ	lāþ
Accusative	lāþne	lāþe	lāþ
Genitive	lāþes	lāþre	lāþes
Dative	lāþum	lāþre	lāþum
Instrumental	lāþe	lāþre	lāþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþe	lāþa, lāþe	lāþ
Accusative	lāþe	lāþa, lāþe	lāþ
Genitive	lāþra	lāþra	lāþra
Dative	lāþum	lāþum	lāþum
Instrumental	lāþum	lāþum	lāþum

Declension of lāþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþa	lāþe	lāþe
Accusative	lāþan	lāþan	lāþe
Genitive	lāþan	lāþan	lāþan
Dative	lāþan	lāþan	lāþan
Instrumental	lāþan	lāþan	lāþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþan	lāþan	lāþan
Accusative	lāþan	lāþan	lāþan
Genitive	lāþra, lāþena	lāþra, lāþena	lāþra, lāþena
Dative	lāþum	lāþum	lāþum
Instrumental	lāþum	lāþum	lāþum

Derived terms

• lāþġetēona

Descendants

• Middle English: lath, loth, lothe
  • Scots: lathe, laith
  • English: loath
    • Scots: lothe, loith

Noun

lāþ n

1. a person or thing that is evil, hated or unpleasant

   Mid lufe ge mid laðe

   With what is pleasant and what is unpleasant.