Etymology

latred

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Today it means: Slow; tardy. Full definition →

Middle English latrede ← Old English lætrǣde
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlætrǣde“slow, deliberate”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlatrede
  3. English todaylatred

From Middle English latrede, from Old English lætrǣde (“slow, deliberate”), equivalent to late + -red.

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