laþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz (“loath, hateful”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lāþ (comparative lāþra, superlative lāþost)
- 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
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
lāþ n
- a person or thing that is evil, hated or unpleasant
- Mid lufe ge mid laðe
- With what is pleasant and what is unpleasant.