laithsome

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Scots

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Etymology

From Middle English laithsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþsam, equivalent to laith +‎ -some.

Adjective

laithsome (comparative mair laithsome, superlative maist laithsome)

  1. Loathsome.