leathern

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leathern

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From Middle English letheren, from Old English liþren, from Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), equivalent to leather + -en. Cognate with Scots letherin, lethrin, West Frisian learen, Dutch lederen, leren (“leathern”), German ledern (“leathern”).

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dated, not comparable Made of leather. For the doing of this matter, he ordered a great many leathern bottles and sacks to be got together; […]
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@misc{leathern_2026,
  title = {leathern},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leathern},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}