leþer

leþer

1. alternative form of lether

leþer

1. alternative form of lether

From Proto-West Germanic *leþr (“leather”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.θer/, [ˈle.ðer]

leþer n

1. hide, skin, leather
2. (in compounds) leathern strip or strap

Strong a-stem:

• ġewealdleþer
• leþerhelm
• leþerhose
• liþren

• liþera
• liþere

• Middle English: lether, lethere, lethir, lethyr, leþer, leþyr, leþir, leddyr, ledder, leddur, leddir, ledyr, leder
  • English: leather
    • Tok Pisin: let
    • → Esperanto: ledo
    • → Ido: ledro
  • Scots: lether, ledder, leither
  • Yola: luther (verb)

From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːðər/

lēþer

1. loathsome, repulsive
2. grievous
3. dull, tedious
4. sad, sorry
5. angry, resentful

• Swedish: led