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lǽð

  • noun [ neuter ]
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a lathe [e.g. Kent is divided into six lathes], a district containing several hundreds,
    v.
  • Stubbs
  • ;
  • Const. Hist. i. l00
  • .
The word occurs in the Latin laws of Edward the Confessor
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  • In quibusdam vero provinciis Anglice vocabatur

    léð,

    quod isti dicunt tithinge [or trihinge],
    • Th. i. 455, ii. 3.
  • In L. Hen. I, viii. 2 occurs amongst the names of other officials

    leidegrevei = lǽðgeréfan,

    • Th. i. 514, note 1
    • .
Etymology
Cf.
Icel. leið, leiðangr a levy
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Dan. leding. Skeat, Etymol. Dict. under lathe, suggests that lǽð = lægð, in which case perhaps it may be compared with
Dan. lægd a levying district.
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