"leathern" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English letheren, from Old English liþren, from Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), equivalent to leather + -en. Cognate with Scots letherin, lethrin, West Frisian learen, Dutch lederen, leren (“leathern”), German ledern (“leathern”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|letheren}} Middle English letheren, {{inh|en|ang|liþren}} Old English liþren, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*liþrīnaz|t=of leather, leathern}} Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), {{suffix|en|leather|en|id2=made of}} leather + -en, {{cog|sco|letherin}} Scots letherin, {{m|sco|lethrin}} lethrin, {{cog|fy|learen}} West Frisian learen, {{cog|nl|lederen}} Dutch lederen, {{m|nl|leren||leathern}} leren (“leathern”), {{cog|de|ledern||leathern}} German ledern (“leathern”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} leathern (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Made of leather. Tags: dated, not-comparable Synonyms: leather Derived forms: leathern conveniency
    Sense id: en-leathern-en-adj-7aXwXujB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (made of)

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