hlað

See also: hlad

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥aːð/

  Rhymes: -aːð

Noun

hlað n (genitive singular hlaðs, nominative plural hlöð)

1. farmyard, courtyard

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to hlaða (“to load, pile, stack”)

Noun

hlað n

1. pile, stack
2. pavement (in front of a homestead)
3. border, lacework

Descendants

• Faroese: lað
• Icelandic: hlað
• Norwegian: lad
• → Middle English: lathe
  • English: lathe