Laithe
/leɪð/noun
A regional northern English word for a barn or farm building, especially one used for storing hay or housing animals.
Did you know?Laithe survives especially in northern English place-names and dialects, reflecting strong Scandinavian influence left by Viking settlement in northern England.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hlaþą
“A storehouse, barn, or structure used for keeping provisions”
Old Norse
Old Norse
hlaða
“A barn, hayloft, or building for storing harvested crops”
Northern Middle English
ME
lathe / laithe
“A barn or agricultural building; the initial consonant cluster had been simplified”
16th–17th Century
English
laithe
“A northern dialect form meaning a barn or farmstead building”
Modern English
English
laithe
“A chiefly northern English dialect word for a barn or farm building”