letheren
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English leþeren, liþren; equivalent to lether + -en (“made of”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
letheren
- Made of the hide of a living creature, often tanned; made of leather.
- c. 1425, May no man, line 13:
- but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes
- But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “letheren, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.