lote

LOTE, noun [Latin lotus, lotos.] 1. A plant of the genus Celtis, the lote-tree, of several species. The wood of one species is very durable, and is used for timber. In Italy, flutes and other wind-instruments are made of it, and in England it is used for the frames of coaches, etc. 2. A little fish. LOTH, adjective 1. Literally, hating, detesting; hence, 2. Unwilling; disliking; not inclined; reluctant. Long doth he stay, as loth to leave the land. To pardon willing, and to punish loth. LOTHE, verb transitive [See Lade.] 1. To feel disgust at any thing; properly, to have an extreme aversion of the appetite to food or drink. Our soul lotheth this light bread. Numbers 21:1. Lothing the honey'd cakes, I long'd for bread. 2. To hate; to dislike greatly; to abhor. Ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils - Ezekiel 20:1. Not to reveal the secret which I lothe. LOTHE, verb intransitive To create disgust. obsolete