lats—*laubjan.
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		lats, adj., slothful, lazy; Lu. 19, 22. Rom. 12, 11. Tit. 1, 12. [Cf. O. E. lcet, slow, late. Mdl E. Iset, lat, compar. later, latter, superl. latest, latst, last, Mdn. E. late, compar. later, latter, superl. latest, last (also O. E. superl. Iset-ma and laet-mest, Mdl. E. latemest; s. af-tumists), O. N. latr, slothful, lazy, O. S. lat, lazy, O. H. G. las (Ia33)> superl. lesgist, lassost, M. H. G. las (33)> superl. lest, Ie33ist, N. H. G. lass, adj., weak, slothful, lazy, (superl. letzt perhaps from L. G. letist, lezt for letst). N. H. G. letzt, In phrase zu guter letzt, finally, for good and all. stands for letz, letze, from M. H. G. letze (from letzen; s. lat-jan), /!, leave, farewell. Germanic lat- answers to pre-Ger-manic lad, which appears in Lt. lassus (for *lad-tus, an old pret. partic.), weary. S. lêtan and prec. w.~\ laþa-leikô, adv., very gladly; II Cor. 12, 15. — From la>a-(allied to laþôn; s. follg. w.) and *leikô, q. v. laj>ôn, w. v., to invite, call, w. ace.; Mt. 9, 13. Mk. 2, 17. Lu. Lu. 5, 32. I Cor. 10, 27. Gal. 5, 8. I Thess. 5, 24; w. a dependent instr.; I Cor. 7, 20. Eph. 4, 1. II Tim. 1, 9; folld. by du w. dat.; Gal. 1, 6. 5, 13. Col. 1, 12. I Thess. 2, 12. 4, 7. I Tim. 6, 12; or in TF. dat.; I Cor. 7, 15. Col. 3, 15; or us w.
							dat.; Rom. 9, 24. Pres. partic., laþônds, used as a subst.; Rom. 9, 11. — Compds. (a) at-L, th. s.. w. ace. folld. by in w. dat.; I Cor. 7, 24; o;-in w. ace.; Eph. 4, 4. (b) ga-L w. ace. (1) to call together; Lu. 15, 6; (2) to take in (/. e. to one's home); Mtr 25, 38. 43; (3)=labôn, to call, invite; I Cor. 7, 17. Skeir. I, d; pass.; I Cor. 7, 18. 21. Pret. partic., galaþôbs, used as a subst.; I Cor. 1, 24. \_Cf. O.E. latfian, Mdl. E. latSe, O. JJ. £. lad on, M. H. G. N. II. G. laden, to invite, cite, summon. From root laþ, to treat kindly, pray; s. prec. and follg. w.~\ laþôns, f. (103, n. 1), a calling, vocation, invitation; Rom. 11, 29. I Cor. 7, 20. Eph. 1, 18. 4, I.4. Phil. 3, 14. II Thess. 1, II. II Tim. 1, 9; consolation; Lu. 2, 25; redemption; Lu. 2, 38. — From laþôn (q. v.) and Germanic sufí'. -ô-ni. *laubeins, /!, in ga-, un-ga-lau-beins. — From *laubjan (q. v.) and Germanic suff. -î-ni. *laubeins, adj., in ga-laubeins. — Allied to prec. and follg. w. (q. v.), the suff. being Germanic î-na. *laubjan, w. v. (31) in (a) ga-1., to believe, (1) fibs.; Mk. 9, 24. Jo. 9, 38. II Cor. 4, 13. II Tim. 2, 13; (2) w. ace. of th.; Jo. 11, 26. I Cor. 13, 7; 772 pass, w. nom.; II Thess. 1, 10. I Tim. 3, 16; (3) w. ace. and inf.; Lu.20,6; (4) w. inf. (to dare?);