1. leit-
to loathe, detest, abhor; violate
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | ||||
| Old Irish | liuss | aversion | n | W7 LRC |
| English | ||||
| Old English | lāþ | (what is) loathed, evil, hateful, grievous | adj | ASD LRC |
| Old English | lāðian | to loathe | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old English | lāð-spell | painful/grievous story, lit. ill-news | n.str.neut | ASD LRC |
| Old English | slīðen | cruel, dire, evil | adj | LRC |
| Middle English | loth | evil, loathsome | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | lothen | to loathe | vb | W7 LRC |
| English | Láthspell | Grima's epithet for Gandalf in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | loath | reluctant, unwilling (to do something) | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | loathe | to hate, detest, dislike greatly | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | loathsome | causing loathing | adj | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | lēð | (what is) loathed, evil, hateful, grievous | adj | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | lēð | (what is) loathed, evil, hateful, grievous | adj | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | leid | loathsome | adj | W7 LRC |
| Old High German | leid | hurt, evil, trouble, what is hateful | n | ASD LRC |
| German | Leid | hurt, evil, trouble, what is hateful | n | ASD LRC |
| German | leid | loathed, evil, hateful, grievous | adj | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic | leiðr | loathed, evil, hateful, grievous | adj | ASD LRC |