leahtor

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

leahtor m

  1. vice, sin, fault, crime
    Synonym: sċyld
  2. malady, disease, bodily defect

Declension[edit]

Declension of leahtor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative leahtor leahtras
accusative leahtor leahtras
genitive leahtres leahtra
dative leahtre leahtrum

Derived terms[edit]

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