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loth¹

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See loath.

adjective lother · lothest

  1. UK, alternative Alternative form of loath I was loth to return to the office without the Henderson file.

loth²

  • /ləʊt/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊt

Where it comes from

From German Loth (obsolete), Lot, later also from Dutch lood, both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. Doublet of lead.

noun loths

  1. historical A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce. 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.

Loth³

proper noun Loths

  1. A surname.

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

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

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

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@misc{loth_2026,
  title = {loth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}