lad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 References 1.4 External links 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.3 Verb 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Pronunciation 3.1.2 Noun 3.1.2.1 Declension 3.1.2.2 Descendants 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Pronunciation 3.2.2 Noun 3.2.2.1 Declension 3.2.2.2 Derived terms 4 Scots 4.1 Alternative forms 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English ladde (“‘foot soldier, servant’”). Possibly cognate with Dutch lid (“‘member’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /læd/
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• Rhymes: -æd

[edit] Noun

lad (plural lads)

1. (British) A boy or young man.
2. (British) A jack the lad; a boyo.

   I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.

3. A familiar term of address for a young man.
4. A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad).

[edit] Usage notes

Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Scouse, Geordie, Mackem and Northumbrian.

[edit] Related terms

• ladette
• laddie
• laddish
• lass
• lassie

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[1]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [3]
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

[edit] External links

• lad at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Adjective

lad (neuter ladt, definite and plural lade)

1. languid, lazy, indolent

[edit] Noun

lad n. (singular definite ladet, plural indefinite lad)

1. bed (platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled), eg. truckbed

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Verb

lad

1. Imperative of lade.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *laiđā. Cognate with Old High German leita (German Leite), Old Norse leið.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑːd/

[edit] Noun

lād f.

1. way, course
2. passage, watercourse, lode
3. carrying, bringing
4. provision, sustenance

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	lād	lāda, -e
accusative	lāde	lāda, -e
genitive	lāde	lāda
dative	lāde	lādum

[edit] Descendants

• English: load/lode

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English. Akin to Old Frisian lēde, lāde

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

lād f.

1. exculpation, clearing of guilt or accusation, purgation
2. defense against a charge, excuse

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	lād	lāda
accusative	lāde	lāda
genitive	lāde	lāda
dative	lāde	lādum

[edit] Derived terms

• lādian
• werlād

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative forms

• laddie

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /lad/, /lɑd/

[edit] Noun

lad (plural lads)

1. lad
2. son
3. menial
4. male sweetheart