leahtor

Old English

Alternative forms

• leahter

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæ͜ɑx.tor/

Noun

leahtor m

1. vice, sin, fault, crime

   Synonym: sċyld

2. malady, disease, bodily defect

Declension

Declension of leahtor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	leahtor	leahtras
accusative	leahtor	leahtras
genitive	leahtres	leahtra
dative	leahtre	leahtrum

Derived terms

• firenleahtor
• stæfleahter

Descendants

• Middle English: lahter