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Meaning of laith | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. shed, barn
    Northern-England, dialectal, rare
  2. A male given name from Arabic.
  3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Examples

““What are ye for?” he shouted. “T’ maister’s down i’ t’ fowld. Go round by th’ end o’ t’ laith, if ye went to spake to him.””
“Six quarters of wheat were held at Thomas Roger's house, and in laiths outside Bootham and Micklegate Bar he had store of wheat, rye, barley, beans and peas, totalling £21 6s 8d which represented about a quarter of his assets.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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