Middle English Dictionary Entry

lābī n.
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Entry Info

Forms lābī n.
Etymology Celt.; cp. MIr. lābān 'mire', 'poor man', Ir. lābānac 'laborer', Sc.Gael. lābānach 'day laborer' & 'laborious'. Also cp. MnE dial. (Scot. & W only) labe 'to lay on a burden'.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A burden; -- used fig.
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