lade

Definition

To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).

Etymology

From Middle English laden, from Old English hladan and Old English hleadan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”).

Example Sentences

• "Men from the fartheſt Equinoctiall line, Haue ſwarm’d in troopes into the Eaſterne India: Lading their ſhippe with golde and precious ſtones: And made their ſpoiles from all our prouinces."
• "And they laded their asses with the corn."
• "Under the sea-girt cliffs the shining ship was readied, laden with coats of mail, swords, and gleaming war harness."

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