loth

Etymology 1
See.

Usage notes

 * The spelling is about four times as common as loth in Britain, and about fifty times as common in the United States. Loth had more currency in the US in the 19th century, appearing in Webster’s 1828 dictionary, but not the 1913 edition.
 * The word should not be confused with the related verb.

Etymology 2
From, , later also from , both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. .

Noun

 * 1)  A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce.

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) loath averse, disinclined
 * 2) loath reluctant, unwilling
 * 3) hateful, evil, abhorred
 * 4) * c. 1368,, , as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r:
 * "enm"
 * "enm"

- I have so many an ydel thoght / Purely for defaulte of slepe / That by my trouthe I take no kepe / Of noo thinge how hyt cometh or gooth / Ne me nys no thynge leve nor looth


 * 1) reluctant

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) mud
 * 2) swamp, marsh

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) foal
 * 2) filly