German

Noun

Lade f ‎(genitive Lade, plural Laden)

1. drawer

Declension

Synonyms

• Schublade

Related terms

• laden
• Laden

English

Verb

lade ‎(third-person singular simple present lades, present participle lading, simple past laded, past participle laden or laded)

1. To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
   • Bible, Genesis xlii. 26

     And they laded their asses with the corn.

2. To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
3. To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).

   to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern

   • Shakespeare

     And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, / Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way.

4. To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.
5. (nautical) To admit water by leakage.

Related terms

• bill of lading
• lading

Translations

Etymology 2

English dialect, a ditch or drain. Compare lode, lead to conduct.

Noun

lade ‎(plural lades)

1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) The mouth of a river.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Gibson to this entry?)

2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) A passage for water; a ditch or drain.
3. (Scotland) Water pumped into and out of mills, especially woolen mills.

Anagrams

• Adel
• dale, Dale
• deal
• E.D. La.
• lead

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aðə

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlaða.

Noun

lade c (singular definite laden, plural indefinite lader)

1. (agriculture) barn (building)

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Danish latæ, from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

Verb

lade ‎(imperative lad, present tense lader, past tense lod, past participle ladet or ladt)

1. let (to allow)
2. leave (to transfer responsibility or attention)
3. have (cause to, by command or request)
4. have (cause to be)
5. make (force to do)
6. pretend
7. seem, appear

Usage notes

In case of lade vandet ‎(“urinate”), past tense is ladede.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hlaða.

Verb

lade ‎(imperative lad, present tense lader, past tense ladede, past participle ladet)

1. load
2. charge

Usage notes

In relation to guns, the past participle is ladt.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lade ‎(“little box”). Cognate with Old Norse hlaða ‎(“barn”). These words belong to the word group of Dutch laden, English load etc.^[1]

Noun

lade f ‎(plural laden or lades, diminutive ladetje n)

1. (dated) Alternative form of la

References

1. ↑ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Derived terms

• ladekast

Verb

lade

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of laden

Anagrams

• adel, dale

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːdə/
• Rhymes: -aːdə

Verb

lade

1. First-person singular present of laden.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of laden.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of laden.
4. Imperative singular of laden.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hlaða

Alternative forms

• la

Verb

lade ‎(imperative lad, present tense lader, passive lades, simple past lada or ladet or ladde, past participle lada or ladet or ladd, present participle ladende)

1. (electricity) to charge (e.g. a battery)
2. to load (a weapon)

Related terms

• lader (noun)

References

• “lade” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑː(dɛ)/

Verb

lade

1. past tense of lägga.

Anagrams

• leda
• dela
• adel