leþer
Middle English
Noun
leþer
- Alternative form of lether
Adjective
leþer
- Alternative form of lether
Old English
Alternative forms
- leðer
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Cognate with Old High German ledar (German Leder), Old Saxon leðar (Middle Low German ledder), Dutch leer, Old Norse leðr (Swedish läder); and with Irish leathar, Breton ler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleðer/
Noun
leþer n
- leather
Declension
Declension of leþer (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leþer | leþer |
| accusative | leþer | leþer |
| genitive | leþres | leþra |
| dative | leþre | leþrum |
Descendants
- English: leather
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.
Adjective
lēþer
- loathsome, repulsive
- grievous
- dull, tedious
- sad, sorry
- angry, resentful
Declension
Declension of lēþer (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēþer | lēþ | lēt |
| accusative | lēþan | lēþa | lēt |
| dative | lēþum, -om | lēþri, -re | lēþu, -o |
| genitive | lēþs | lēþrar | lēþs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lēþir, -e(r) | lēþar | lēþ |
| accusative | lēþa | lēþar | lēþ |
| dative | lēþum, -om | lēþum, -om | lēþum, -om |
| genitive | lēþra | lēþra | lēþra |
Declension of lēþer (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēþi, -e | lēþa | lēþa |
| accusative | lēþa | lēþu, -o | lēþa |
| dative | lēþa | lēþu, -o | lēþa |
| genitive | lēþa | lēþu, -o | lēþa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o |
| accusative | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o |
| dative | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o |
| genitive | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o | lēþu, -o |
Descendants
- Swedish: led