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Averse (to)
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loath
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loath \Loath\ (l[=o]th), a. [OE. looth, loth, AS. l[=a eth] hostile, odious; akin to OS. l[=a eth], G. leid, Icel. lei[eth]r, Sw. led, G. leiden to suffer, OHG. l[=i]dan to suffer, go, cf. AS. l[=i eth]an to go, Goth. leipan, and E. lead to guide.] Hateful; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English lað "hated; hateful; hostile; repulsive," from Proto-Germanic *laithaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian leth "loathsome," Old Norse leiðr "hateful, hostile, loathed;" Middle Dutch lelijc , Dutch leelijk "ugly;" Old High German leid "sorrowful, ...
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