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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lod.

plumb bob

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɔd/[lʌð]

  1. plumb bob

    neuter

  2. lead (plummet to measure depth of water)

    neuter

  3. sinker (weight used in fishing)

    neuter

  4. lot (weight unit). A Danish lod was 15.6 grams. In this sense the plural is lod.

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old Saxon lōd Middle Low German lōtbor. Danish lod Borrowed from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”).

noun/lɔd/[lʌð]

  1. ticket n

    common-gender · neuter

  2. lot, prize n

    common-gender · neuter

  3. fate, lot c

    common-gender · neuter

  4. portion, share c

    common-gender · neuter

  5. lot, plot c

    common-gender · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish lot, from Old Norse hlutr. Compare Old English hlot (English lot).

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