lieþran

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Old English

Alternative forms

lȳþran, lēþran, līþran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauþrijan, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrijaną (“to soap, wash”). Cognate with Old Norse leyðra (“to wash, lather”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli͜yː.θɑn/, [ˈli͜yː.ðɑn]

Verb

līeþran

to soap, lather
to anoint, daub, smear

Conjugation

Conjugation of līeþran (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	līeþran	līeþrenne
first person singular	līeþre	līeþrede
second person singular	līeþrest	līeþredest
third person singular	līeþreþ	līeþrede
plural	līeþraþ	līeþredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	līeþre	līeþrede
plural	līeþren	līeþreden
imperative
singular	līeþre
plural	līeþraþ
participle	present	past
	līeþrende	(ġe)līeþred

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: letheren, lutheren, litheren, latheren
- English: lather