lachter

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lahtar, from Proto-Germanic *lahtraz, a variant form of *lahtrą, from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”).

Noun

lachter m

1. shame, dishonour
2. slander, vilification

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	lachter	lachtere
accusative	lachter	lachtere
genitive	lachters	lachtere
dative	lachtere	lachteren

Descendants

• Dutch: lachter

Further reading

• “lachter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lachter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN