loþa

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See also: loða and lóða

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *luþô (coarse woolen cloth), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lūt-, *lūd- (weak, languid). Cognate with Old Frisian lotha (thick robe), Old Saxon lotho (thick wool robe), Old High German lodo, ludo (thick woolen cloth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.θɑ/, [ˈlo.ðɑ]

Noun

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loþa m (nominative plural loþan)

  1. an upper garment; mantle; cloak

Declension

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