*lauþrą
Runic: ᛚᚨᚢᚦᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑu̯.θrɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- nitre used as soap, soap
- foam, lather
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lówh₃trom (‘that which is used for washing’), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (‘to wash, bathe’) + *-trom (equivalent to *-þrą). Cognate with Ancient Greek λουτρόν (loutrón) (loutrón, ‘a bath, wash-room’), Old Irish lóathar (‘wash-basin’). Kroonen attributes the Germanic o-grade to a different reconstruction of the root as *leh₃-, extended as *lh₃-éw-, based on Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒄷𒄿 (la-a-ḫu-i) (la-a-ḫu-i, ‘to pour’), though this is unlikely and there are other possible explanations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lauþrą | lauþrō |
| Acc. | lauþrą | lauþrō |
| Gen. | lauþras, lauþris | lauþrǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lauþrai | lauþramaz |
| Inst. | lauþrō | lauþramiz |
| Voc. | lauþrą | lauþrō |
Descendants
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*lauþr (Proto-West Germanic)
- lōthar (Old Saxon)
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*lauþr (Proto-West Germanic)
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lēaþor (Old English)
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lather (Middle English)
- lather (English)
- lather (Scots)
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lather (Middle English)
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lēaþor (Old English)
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*lauþr (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lōdar (Old High German)
- skiflōdar (Old High German)
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*lōdar (Old High German)
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lauðr (Old Norse)
- ludur, luddur, luddar, lau, lavv (Gutnish)
- lauður, löður (Icelandic)
- laur (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- ? (Smalandian)
- lödder (Swedish)