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ladde nde (plural laddeeji ɗi) Adamawa Plural (laɗɗe ɗe)

  1. (Pular, Adamawa) forest, brush, nature

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Etymology

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Probably from North Germanic, possibly Old Norse ladd (hose, woolen stocking); according to Liberman, words for socks, shoes, and stockings were used pejoratively as nicknames for fools. See also Swedish ladder (old shoes), lodde (Frisian shoe), lädder (socks), all said to be related to Old Norse loðinn (hairy, shaggy, woolly).

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Noun

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ladde (plural laddes or ladden)

  1. A (male) servant or hireling (usually of a noble)
  2. A male commoner; a man with a low position in society.
  3. A man of low morals or behaviour (used derogatorily)
  4. Any man (without qualification); an adult male human being.
  5. A lad or boy; a male human child (including babies)
  6. (rare) A infantryman; a fighter who isn't mounted.

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  • English: lad
  • Scots: lad

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Verb

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ladde

  1. simple past of lade
  2. simple past of la (Etymology 2)
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