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lother

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loth

  [lohth, lohth]
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–adjective
loath.

loath

  [lohth, lohth]
–adjective
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.
Also, loth.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME loth, lath, OE lāth hostile, hateful; c. D leed, G leid sorry, ON leithr hateful

Related forms:
loathness, noun

Synonyms:
See reluctant.

Antonyms:
eager.
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Word Origin & History

loath 
O.E. lað "hostile, repulsive," from P.Gmc. *laithaz (cf. O.Fris. leed, O.N. leiðr "hateful, hostile, loathed," M.Du. lelijc, Du. leelijk "ugly," O.H.G. leid "sorrowful, hateful, offensive, grievous," Ger. Leid "sorrow," Fr. laid "ugly," from Frank. *laid). Weakened meaning "averse, disinclined" is attested from c.1374. Loath to depart, a line from some long-forgotten song, is recorded since 1584 as a generic term expressive of any tune played at farewells, the sailing of a ship, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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