letheren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• leþeren, letheryn, letherin, letheron, lethern, letherne, leþerne, lethren, leþryn, ledren

Etymology

From Old English leþeren, liþren; equivalent to lether +‎ -en (“made of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːðər(ə)n/, /ˈlɛðər(ə)n/, /ˈlɛðrən/

Adjective

letheren

1. Made of the hide of a living creature, often tanned; made of leather.
   • c. 1425, May no man, line 13:

     but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes

     But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls

Descendants

• English: leathern
• Scots: letherin, ledrin

References

• “letheren, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.