lieþran

The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • lȳþran, lēþran, līþran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauþrijan, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrijaną (to soap, wash). Cognate with Old Norse leyðra (to wash, lather).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli͜yː.θɑn/, [ˈli͜yː.ðɑn]

Verb

līeþran

  1. to soap, lather
  2. to anoint, daub, smear

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ālīeþran
  • ġelīeþran

Descendants

  • Middle English: letheren, lutheren, litheren, latheren
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.