letheren

Middle English

Alternative forms

leþeren, letheryn, letherin, letheron, lethern, letherne, leþerne, lethren, leþryn, ledren

Etymology

From Old English leþeren, liþren; equivalent to lether +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːðər(ə)n/, /ˈlɛðər(ə)n/, /ˈlɛðrən/

Adjective

letheren

Made of the hide of a living creature, often tanned; made of leather.
- c. 1425, May no man, line 13:
  but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes
  But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls

Descendants

English: leathern
Scots: letherin, ledrin

References

“letheren (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.

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