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 rin an’ chase thee, Wi’ murd’ring prattle!
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by William Beebe
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 Alexander Leighton
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee Wi' murd'ring pattle!
From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various
I wad be laith to rin and chase thee, Wi murd'ing prattle!
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus
I wad be laith to run an' chase thee, Wi' murderin' pattle!
From A Day with the Poet Burns by Anonymous
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