jan 1, 1642 - lear
Description:
The context in which this word occurs suggests that it was a spelling of ‘lathe’. 1642 <i>6 barres ... for the lime leare-ende fenced in one side, the hedge another, </i> Elmswell (DW100). Previously the writer had mentioned putting hay <i>in the lime-leath </i> (DW79) and this development can be compared with forms of staithe.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1642
Now
~ 383 years ago