Lade
/leɪd/noun
To load or put something onto a vehicle, ship, or container; also, to draw liquid from a source.
Did you know?The nautical phrase “bill of lading” preserves lade’s older sense of placing cargo aboard a ship, turning the word into a record of what has been symbolically entrusted to a journey.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hladaną
“to load, heap, or place a burden onto something”
Old English
OE
hladan
“to load; to draw or scoop up, especially liquid”
Middle English
ME
laden
“to load, charge with a burden, or draw water”
14th Century
English
lade
“to load a ship or vehicle; to draw liquid”
Modern English
English
lade
“to load, especially in formal or nautical usage; or to draw liquid”