ladde
Middle English
/ˈlad(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A (male) servant or hireling usually of a noble
- A male commoner; a man with a low position in society.
- A man of low morals or behaviour used derogatorily
- Any man (without qualification); an adult male human being.
- A lad or boy; a male human child including babies
- (rare) A infantryman; a fighter who isn't mounted.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse ladd (woolen stocking, hose, sock).
Origin
Old Norse
ladd
Gloss
woolen stocking, hose, sock
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fellermelad English
- lad English
- laddie English
- laddish English
- laddism English
- laddock English
- laddy English
- ladette English
- ladhood English
- ladkin English
- ladsy English
- merlad English
- *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *leudaną Proto-Germanic
- loden Norwegian Nynorsk
- leaid Irish
- ladd Old Norse
- loðinn Old Norse
- lodden Danish
- ludin Westrobothnian
- lad Scots