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# lade

verb

«lade» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It can also mean to put a heavy burden on people, as when Rehoboam's advisers speak of a heavy yoke laid on the people.

**Interpretation.** Rehoboam's harsh answer is read as the foolish choice that led to the split of the kingdom.

### Meaning

An old word meaning to load a beast or a ship with goods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lade/#m1)

### Examples

- And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; (Torah GEN.45.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lade/#x1)
- And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' (Writings 2CH.10.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lade/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

To put a load on or in something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/lade/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer normal; today we say "load". "Lade" is old and survives mainly in "laden".

### Examples

- And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; (Torah GEN.45.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/lade/#x1)
- When at last he gave up the quest his knees trembled beneath him for very weariness, and glad was he to see a tree growing close by lade with fruits of different sorts, of which he ate greedily. (The Orange Fairy Book) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/lade/#x2)

### Note

Today: load.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lade» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lade» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lade.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lade» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/lade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lade» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/lade.html) on Mova free.