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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O laith laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their cork-heeled shoon!
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
O laith, laith were our gude Scots lords To wet their cork-heel'd shoon; But lang or a' the play was play'd They wat their hats aboon.
From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton
Aince already hae I saved your life, and I would be laith to throw that awa now which I had before sae meikle pains—though wae's my heart! sae little thanks or reward—to preserve.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
I was laith to make awa wi’ the old dowg, his like wasne atween this and Thornhill—but, ’deed, sir, I could do naething else.”
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
I wad be laith to rin and chase thee, Wi murd'ing prattle!
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.
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