1. unwilling or reluctant; loath
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect; archaic or literary in standard English

1. a barn or farm building used for storing grain or hay
Usage: Scottish dialect

Examples

• He was laith to admit his mistake.
• She seemed laith to leave the party early.
• The farmer stored his grain in the old laith.
• They were laith to spend money on unnecessary things.
• The stone laith stood at the edge of the field.