lether

Middle English

Alternative forms

lethere, lethir, lethyr, leþer, leþyr, leþir, leddyr, ledder, leddur, leddir, ledyr, leder

Etymology

Inherited from Old English leþer, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *letróm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛðər/, /ˈlɛːðər/, /ˈlɛdər/

Noun

lether (plural letheris)

leather (tanned animal hides or skins)
Something manufactured out of leather; a leather item.
An unworked or untanned skin or hide.
(rare, Late Middle English) An ocular swelling or tumor.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: leather
Scots: lether, ledder, leither

References

“lether (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-24.

Adjective

lether

leather (manufactured out of leather)

Descendants

English: leather

References

“lether (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-24.

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