English word origin

Etymology of lant

Alteration of earlier land (“urine”), from Middle English *land (“urine”), from Old English hland (“urine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą (“urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liqui

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

Aged urine, historically used by the Anglo-Saxons and others as fertilizer for high nitrogen content.

verb

To flavor (ale) with aged urine.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Inherited-form mention*landenm
Inherited-form mentionhlandang
Inherited-form mention*hlandgmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*hlandągem-pro
Derivation mention*klān-ine-pro
Cognate mentionhlandis
Cognate mentionlandnn

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

noun

Any of several species of slender marine fishes of the genus Ammodytes, including the common European species (Ammodytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammodytes americanus).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Compare lance.

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