laith
Americanadjective
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of laith
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lath, loth for the adjective; Middle English lath(i)en, loth(i)en for the verb
Example Sentences
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"I wad be laith to charge them that may be innocent," said my gudesire; "and if there be anyone that is guilty, I have nae proof."
From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Ernest Rhys
Like the cat, fain fish wad ye eat, but ye are laith to weet your feet.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
I wad be laith to run an' chase thee, Wi' murderin' pattle!
From A Day with the Poet Burns by Anonymous
I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee, Wi’ murd’ring prattle!
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by William Beebe
O our Scots nobles wer richt laith To weet their cork-heil’d schoone; Bot lang owre a’ the play wer play’d, Thair hats they swam aboone.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Frank Sidgwick
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