verb
lait
verb
1
To search for or seek something (archaic or dialectal).
"She went out to lait the missing sheep."
How to Use Lait
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old or dialect word meaning "to search for".
When to use it
Very rare outside northern English/Scots dialect and historical texts.
Word Forms
laited past tense, Laits plural, laits singular
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Etymology
From Old Norse leita ("to seek, search"), surviving mainly in northern English and Scots dialect.