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Question: What is the meaning of the word "laith"!? It is in some letters from my 3xgreat grandfather in the 1800's!.!.!.!.!?
I think its something to do with land and farming as he was a farmer but I cannot find the meaning on the net!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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You answered your own question - it's a barn
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Lathe can also be a piece of machinery for turning wood or metal!.!.you know the thing that lets you make spindles or bowls etc!.

Layith as in biblical sense to lay!.

It is also a Scotch dialect pronounciation of loathe!.

However http://www!.yorkshire-dialect!.org/diction!.!.!.
says Barn!.
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could he be talking about the strips of thin wood used with plaster to finish the inside of a house!. I think it is spelled lathe, but could be a different spelling!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

In the very old written and slung english laith means (letters), it is a very rare word but that is what it is!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is a Scottish word and means bashful, according to Chambers dictionary!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It may well be the Gaelic word for "YOU"!.!.!.as in Is maith laith!.!.!."I love/like you" !?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com