leahtor

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative leahtor leahtras
accusative leahtor leahtras
genitive leahtres leahtra
dative leahtre leahtrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: lahter
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