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lowth
English
Etymology
From low +? -th.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -???
Noun
lowth (uncountable)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England) Lowness.
- 1843, Thomas Becon, John Ayre, The early works of Thomas Becon:
- "For I am sure that neither death nor life, neither angel nor rule, neither power, neither things present, neither things to come, neither height nor lowth, nor any other creature, shall lie able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
- 1843, Thomas Becon, John Ayre, The early works of Thomas Becon:
- (Britain dialectal) (in the plural) Lowlands.
Anagrams
- thowl
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loth
English
Etymology 1
See loath.
Adjective
loth (comparative lother, superlative lothest)
- (Britain) Alternative form of loath
- 1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, Induction:
- If there bee never a Servant-monster i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he sayes ; nor a nest of Antiques ? ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like those that beget Tales, Tempests, and such like Drolleries, […]
- 1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, Induction:
Usage notes
- The spelling loath is about four times as common as loth in Britain, and about fifty times as common in the United States. Loth had more currency in the US in the 19th century, appearing in Webster’s 1828 dictionary, but not the 1913 edition.
- The word should not be confused with the related verb loathe.
Derived terms
- lothly
- lothness
Etymology 2
From German Loth (obsolete), Lot, later also from Dutch lood, both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. Doublet of lead.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??t/
Noun
loth (plural loths)
- (now historical) A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce. [from 17th c.]
- 1999, Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, translating Paracelsus, Opus Paramirum, in Essential Readings, North Atlantic Books 1999, p. 100:
- It is not a matter of body but of virtues, which is why the fifth essence was invented, of which one loth is superior to the twenty pounds of the body from which it was extracted.
- 1999, Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, translating Paracelsus, Opus Paramirum, in Essential Readings, North Atlantic Books 1999, p. 100:
References
- “loth”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- HTOL, Holt, holt
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English l?þ (“hateful”)
Adjective
loth
- hateful, evil
- reluctant
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- lath
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *lut?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lo?/
Noun
loth f (genitive loithe, nominative plural latha)
- mud
- swamp, marsh
Inflection
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “loth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
loth f (genitive singular lotha, plural lothan)
- foal
- filly
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