Lad

lad, n. a boy a youth -ftm. La . [W. llavd Ir. lath, a youth, champion, peril, cognate with Goth, lauths from liudan to grow, and so akin to Gcr. lode or latte, a shoot Ladanum, lad'a-num, n a resinous exudation from the leaves of a shrub growing round the Mediterranean [L. —Gr ledanon— Pers lad an. See Laudanum Ladder, Ud'cr, n a frame made with steps placed between two upright pieces, Gy which one may ascend a building, anything by which one ascends a gradual rise. [A.S hlcrder j O. Ger. hlcitra, Ger letter Lade, l.ld, v a form of Load. [See Load.] Lade, lid, v t to throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or dipper. [A.S hltulan