leathn.

/liːθ/

Forms: Middle English leð, leoð, lioþ, Middle English leþe, Middle English leth, (? Middle English–Middle English lyth, Middle English letht), 1600s lathe, 1600s– leath.

Etymology: Early Middle English leð , of obscure origin; not connected with lithe adj. Usually regarded as equivalent to the noun from which are derived German and Dutch ledig unoccupied, also (with negative prefix) Middle Dutch onlede trouble. Compare also lethe adj.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

1. Cessation, intermission, rest. †a leoð gān (early Middle English): to make peace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun]

steadc1000

leathc1175

abiding1340

broklinga1400

pausation1422

pausing1440

interceasingc1450

suspensing?1504

suspending1524

intermission1526

leathing1535

suspensationc1571

intercession1572

suspense1584

abeyance1593

suspension1603

recession1606

interruption1607

recess1620

intercision1625

intercessation1659

intermittency1662

pretermission1677

break1689

cess1703

intermittence1796

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest

roOE

restOE

leathc1175

quieta1398

leathinga1400

restinga1450

reposinga1470

reposec1485

requiem1565

respire1590

reposure1602

reposal1614

reposance1647

lassation1650

recumbency1653

requiescence1654

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief

lightingOE

leathc1175

comfort?c1225

solacec1290

lithec1300

comfortingc1320

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

froa1350

releasec1350

consolationc1374

legeancec1390

reliefa1393

comfortationa1400

leathinga1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleviation?a1425

recreation?a1425

refrigery?a1425

lighteningc1425

recomfortc1425

mitigation?1435

recomforting1487

recreancea1500

allevation1502

easement1533

solacy1534

ease1542

cheer1549

assuagement1561

refreshing1561

easing1580

recomfortation1585

recomforture1595

assuage1596

allevement1599

mitification1607

allayment1609

solagement1609

levation1656

solacement1721

solation1757

soulagement1777

consolement1797

de-tension1949

de-tensioning1952

tea and sympathy1953

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 35 Swilche pine ic habbe þet me were leofere þenne al world..most ic habben an alpi þraȝe summe lisse and summe leðe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4739 Ȝif he wule a leoð gan [c1300 Otho pais makie] & halden me for lauerde.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 23260 Of helle pines..firen bandes es þe nind, þat al þair limes ar bunden wit, witvten leth of ani lith.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3348 Wið ðis mete weren he fed, Fowerti winter vten leð.

a1400–50 Alexander 4593 Þa þat lepros ere & lame, þat neuire of leth knewe.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxi. 257 Oone worde myght thou speke ethe, Yit myght it do the som letht.

1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 29 Lathe, ease or rest.

1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 29 Leath, ceasing, intermission: as no Leath of pain.

2. Mining. A soft part in a vein.

ΚΠ

1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. B3 Blanch, a piece of Ore grown in the hard Rock, or in hard Sparr or Tuft, or any other hard Stuff, without any Softness or Leath at all about it.

1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. L3^v Leath in hard Works it is any Joynt, or softness that gives some Liberty and Advantage, for the better freeing the harder Part, in order to Cut or Blast it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

leathv.

Forms: Middle English leðien, Middle English leoðien, Middle English leþ(e, 1500s, 1700s–1800s dialect lathe, 1700s–1800s leath(e, leeth.

Etymology: Middle English leþien , < leþ leath n.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

1. transitive. To mitigate, soften, relax.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve

froverc900

hearteOE

lighteOE

onlightc1175

salvec1175

leathc1200

solace1297

stillc1315

to put in comfortc1320

easec1385

comfort1389

fordilla1400

recomforta1400

ronea1400

solancea1400

cheer?a1425

acheerc1450

consolate1477

repease1483

dilla1500

recreate?a1500

sporta1500

dulcerate?1586

comfit1598

comfortize1600

reassure1604

sweeten1647

console1693

re-establish1722

release1906

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > soften [verb (transitive)]

neshOE

supplea1398

mollify?a1425

softa1425

soften?a1425

unharden1552

intenerate1595

malax1634

tender1725

untemper1758

leath1796

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 71 Alse wat swo þe man his sinne sore bimurneð ure drihten leðeð þe sinne bendes, and blisseð swo þe soule.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10939 Leoðe [c1300 Otho slake] vre benden.

c1325 Metr. Hom. 86 Goddes graz..conforted him..And lethed his soru and his kare.

c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 13 Suffraunce may aswagend hem & þe swelme leþe.

1796 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. (ed. 2) II. 330 Leathe, to relax; as a cow when near calving.

1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 310 Leathe, to soften, to render that which is rigid more or less soft and pliant.

†2. intransitive. To cease, abate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of things, actions, or processes

restOE

leathc1275

stintc1275

slakea1300

ceasec1374

slocka1400

batec1400

lissec1400

stanchc1420

surcease1439

remain1480

stopa1529

break1530

decease1538

falla1555

to shut up1609

subside1654

drop1697

low1790

to go out1850

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6008 Þat weder leoðede [c1300 Otho softi].

13.. St. Erkenwolde 347 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 274 Þe ay-lastand life, þat lethe shalle neuer.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 5572 Of his wikkenes walde he noȝt leþ.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 648 Er þy lyuez lyȝt leþe vpon erþe..schal Sare consayue & a sun bere.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 377 Now I hit se, now leþez my loþe.

Derivatives

ˈleathing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest

roOE

restOE

leathc1175

quieta1398

leathinga1400

restinga1450

reposinga1470

reposec1485

requiem1565

respire1590

reposure1602

reposal1614

reposance1647

lassation1650

recumbency1653

requiescence1654

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief

lightingOE

leathc1175

comfort?c1225

solacec1290

lithec1300

comfortingc1320

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

froa1350

releasec1350

consolationc1374

legeancec1390

reliefa1393

comfortationa1400

leathinga1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleviation?a1425

recreation?a1425

refrigery?a1425

lighteningc1425

recomfortc1425

mitigation?1435

recomforting1487

recreancea1500

allevation1502

easement1533

solacy1534

ease1542

cheer1549

assuagement1561

refreshing1561

easing1580

recomfortation1585

recomforture1595

assuage1596

allevement1599

mitification1607

allayment1609

solagement1609

levation1656

solacement1721

solation1757

soulagement1777

consolement1797

de-tension1949

de-tensioning1952

tea and sympathy1953

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun]

steadc1000

leathc1175

abiding1340

broklinga1400

pausation1422

pausing1440

interceasingc1450

suspensing?1504

suspending1524

intermission1526

leathing1535

suspensationc1571

intercession1572

suspense1584

abeyance1593

suspension1603

recession1606

interruption1607

recess1620

intercision1625

intercessation1659

intermittency1662

pretermission1677

break1689

cess1703

intermittence1796

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7438 Ai quen he [sc. Saul] was trauaild mast..And he [sc. David] bigan to gleu or sing, Of his vn-ro he tok lething.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 219 The king of Pechtis, into siclike number, Than haistilie come ouir the watter of Humber, Without lathen, that tyme he wes not lidder; Syne in ane feild tha lichtit all togidder.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 401 Without lathin he maid no langar lat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leath
释义	leathn. /liːθ/ Forms: Middle English leð, leoð, lioþ, Middle English leþe, Middle English leth, (? Middle English–Middle English lyth, Middle English letht), 1600s lathe, 1600s– leath. Etymology: Early Middle English leð , of obscure origin; not connected with lithe adj. Usually regarded as equivalent to the noun from which are derived German and Dutch ledig unoccupied, also (with negative prefix) Middle Dutch onlede trouble. Compare also lethe adj. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. Cessation, intermission, rest. †a leoð gān (early Middle English): to make peace. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] steadc1000 leathc1175 abiding1340 broklinga1400 pausation1422 pausing1440 interceasingc1450 suspensing?1504 suspending1524 intermission1526 leathing1535 suspensationc1571 intercession1572 suspense1584 abeyance1593 suspension1603 recession1606 interruption1607 recess1620 intercision1625 intercessation1659 intermittency1662 pretermission1677 break1689 cess1703 intermittence1796 the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest roOE restOE leathc1175 quieta1398 leathinga1400 restinga1450 reposinga1470 reposec1485 requiem1565 respire1590 reposure1602 reposal1614 reposance1647 lassation1650 recumbency1653 requiescence1654 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief lightingOE leathc1175 comfort?c1225 solacec1290 solacec1290 lithec1300 comfortingc1320 allegeancec1325 swaging1340 froa1350 releasec1350 consolationc1374 legeancec1390 reliefa1393 comfortationa1400 leathinga1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleviation?a1425 recreation?a1425 refrigery?a1425 lighteningc1425 recomfortc1425 mitigation?1435 recomforting1487 recreancea1500 allevation1502 easement1533 solacy1534 ease1542 cheer1549 assuagement1561 refreshing1561 easing1580 recomfortation1585 recomforture1595 assuage1596 allevement1599 mitification1607 allayment1609 solagement1609 levation1656 solacement1721 solation1757 soulagement1777 consolement1797 de-tension1949 de-tensioning1952 tea and sympathy1953 c1175 Lamb. Hom. 35 Swilche pine ic habbe þet me were leofere þenne al world..most ic habben an alpi þraȝe summe lisse and summe leðe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4739 Ȝif he wule a leoð gan [c1300 Otho pais makie] & halden me for lauerde. a1300 Cursor Mundi 23260 Of helle pines..firen bandes es þe nind, þat al þair limes ar bunden wit, witvten leth of ani lith. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3348 Wið ðis mete weren he fed, Fowerti winter vten leð. a1400–50 Alexander 4593 Þa þat lepros ere & lame, þat neuire of leth knewe. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxi. 257 Oone worde myght thou speke ethe, Yit myght it do the som letht. 1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 29 Lathe, ease or rest. 1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 29 Leath, ceasing, intermission: as no Leath of pain. 2. Mining. A soft part in a vein. ΚΠ 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. B3 Blanch, a piece of Ore grown in the hard Rock, or in hard Sparr or Tuft, or any other hard Stuff, without any Softness or Leath at all about it. 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. L3^v Leath in hard Works it is any Joynt, or softness that gives some Liberty and Advantage, for the better freeing the harder Part, in order to Cut or Blast it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). leathv. Forms: Middle English leðien, Middle English leoðien, Middle English leþ(e, 1500s, 1700s–1800s dialect lathe, 1700s–1800s leath(e, leeth. Etymology: Middle English leþien , < leþ leath n. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. transitive. To mitigate, soften, relax. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve froverc900 hearteOE lighteOE onlightc1175 salvec1175 leathc1200 solace1297 stillc1315 to put in comfortc1320 easec1385 comfort1389 fordilla1400 recomforta1400 ronea1400 solancea1400 cheer?a1425 acheerc1450 consolate1477 repease1483 dilla1500 recreate?a1500 sporta1500 dulcerate?1586 comfit1598 comfortize1600 reassure1604 sweeten1647 console1693 re-establish1722 release1906 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > soften [verb (transitive)] neshOE supplea1398 mollify?a1425 softa1425 soften?a1425 unharden1552 intenerate1595 malax1634 tender1725 untemper1758 leath1796 c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 71 Alse wat swo þe man his sinne sore bimurneð ure drihten leðeð þe sinne bendes, and blisseð swo þe soule. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10939 Leoðe [c1300 Otho slake] vre benden. c1325 Metr. Hom. 86 Goddes graz..conforted him..And lethed his soru and his kare. c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 13 Suffraunce may aswagend hem & þe swelme leþe. 1796 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. (ed. 2) II. 330 Leathe, to relax; as a cow when near calving. 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 310 Leathe, to soften, to render that which is rigid more or less soft and pliant. †2. intransitive. To cease, abate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of things, actions, or processes restOE leathc1275 stintc1275 slakea1300 ceasec1374 slocka1400 batec1400 lissec1400 stanchc1420 surcease1439 remain1480 stopa1529 break1530 decease1538 falla1555 to shut up1609 subside1654 drop1697 low1790 to go out1850 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6008 Þat weder leoðede [c1300 Otho softi]. 13.. St. Erkenwolde 347 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 274 Þe ay-lastand life, þat lethe shalle neuer. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 5572 Of his wikkenes walde he noȝt leþ. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 648 Er þy lyuez lyȝt leþe vpon erþe..schal Sare consayue & a sun bere. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 377 Now I hit se, now leþez my loþe. Derivatives ˈleathing n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest roOE restOE leathc1175 quieta1398 leathinga1400 restinga1450 reposinga1470 reposec1485 requiem1565 respire1590 reposure1602 reposal1614 reposance1647 lassation1650 recumbency1653 requiescence1654 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief lightingOE leathc1175 comfort?c1225 solacec1290 solacec1290 lithec1300 comfortingc1320 allegeancec1325 swaging1340 froa1350 releasec1350 consolationc1374 legeancec1390 reliefa1393 comfortationa1400 leathinga1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleviation?a1425 recreation?a1425 refrigery?a1425 lighteningc1425 recomfortc1425 mitigation?1435 recomforting1487 recreancea1500 allevation1502 easement1533 solacy1534 ease1542 cheer1549 assuagement1561 refreshing1561 easing1580 recomfortation1585 recomforture1595 assuage1596 allevement1599 mitification1607 allayment1609 solagement1609 levation1656 solacement1721 solation1757 soulagement1777 consolement1797 de-tension1949 de-tensioning1952 tea and sympathy1953 the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] steadc1000 leathc1175 abiding1340 broklinga1400 pausation1422 pausing1440 interceasingc1450 suspensing?1504 suspending1524 intermission1526 leathing1535 suspensationc1571 intercession1572 suspense1584 abeyance1593 suspension1603 recession1606 interruption1607 recess1620 intercision1625 intercessation1659 intermittency1662 pretermission1677 break1689 cess1703 intermittence1796 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7438 Ai quen he [sc. Saul] was trauaild mast..And he [sc. David] bigan to gleu or sing, Of his vn-ro he tok lething. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 219 The king of Pechtis, into siclike number, Than haistilie come ouir the watter of Humber, Without lathen, that tyme he wes not lidder; Syne in ane feild tha lichtit all togidder. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 401 Without lathin he maid no langar lat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1175v.c1200
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