latr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lataz, whence also the Old English læt (“slow, sluggish, late”), Old High German laz (“slow, lazy”).

Adjective

latr (feminine löt, neuter latt, comparative latari, superlative latastr)

1. lazy, slow

   Latr ok ó-hlýðinn.

   Lazy and disobedient.

   Ek er latr.

   I'm lazy.

Derived terms

• latr sækir latan heim (confer Icelandic líkur sækir líkan heim (“birds of a feather flock together”) and English like attracts like)
• ólatr (dilligent)

Descendants

• Danish: lad
• Faroese: latur
• Icelandic: latur
• Norwegian: lat
• Swedish: lat