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laith¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English lathe, from Old English hladan or Old English hleadan, or from or potentially reinforced by Old Norse hlaða (“barn, storehouse”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaþǭ (“loader”), from *hlaþaną (“to lade, load”). Cognate with Icelandic hlaða (“barn”), Swedish lada (“barn”), Danish lade (“barn”).

noun laiths

  1. Northern England, dialectal, rare shed, barn “What are ye for?” he shouted. “T’ maister’s down i’ t’ fowld. Go round by th’ end o’ t’ laith, if ye went to spake to him.”

Laith²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْث (layṯ).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic.

Laith³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic laith.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname.

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"laith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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laith. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/laith

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"laith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/laith.

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@misc{laith_2026,
  title = {laith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}