Etymology

Formed on layth or laythely (adj.).

PGmc Ancestor

*laiþa-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

leiðr 'loathed, disliked'
(ONP leiðr (2) adj.)

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led

OE Cognate

lāð 'hated, hateful, hostile, evil'

Phonological and morphological markers

ON /ei/ < PGmc */ai/

Summary category

A1*c

Attestation

See layth.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

WA 1709, 3985

Bibliography

MED lōthlī (adv.), OED loathly (adv.), Bj. 47, de Vries leiðr, Mag. leiður, Orel *laiþaz