deposit 1) lerd; 2) lerd andâxtan, lerd oftâdan, lerdidan Fr.: 1) dépôt, gisement, lie, tarte; 2) déposer, se déposer 1a) Something precipitated, delivered and left, thrown down, or accumulated,
as by a natural process. 1b) Substance which settles down from a solution or a suspension, such as
the natural sediment of wine in a bottle. See also
→ sediment.
Etymology (EN): From L. depositus, p.p. of deponere “to lay aside, put down,” from → de- “away” + ponere “to put,” → position. Etymology (PE): Lerd “sediment, tartar of wine,” probably a variant of dord “dregs, lees, sediment, tartar of wine.” |