laddre
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hlǣder, hlædder, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
laddre (plural laddres or laddren)
- ladder (set of portable steps):
- (figurative, Christianity) A symbol of the progressive journey into Heaven.
- (figurative, rare) A path method consisting of multiple steps.
- (rare) A frame for a cart.
Descendants
References
- “ladder(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.
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