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What is the difference between letch and lech?

letch | lech | Alternative forms |

Lech is a alternative form of letch.



As nouns the difference between letch and lech

is that letch is strong desire; passion while lech is a strong, lecherous desire or craving.

As verbs the difference between letch and lech

is that letch is alternative form of lang=en while lech is to behave lecherously.

letch

English

Alternative forms

* lech

Etymology 1

See (lech), (lecher).

Noun

(es)
  • (archaic) Strong desire; passion.
    • Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. — De Quincey.
  • (informal) Someone with an overly strong sexual desire.

    • Etymology 2

    From loec'' - later ''lache'', variant ''letch - for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in Northumberland.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A stream or pool in boggy land.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (es)

    • Verb

    (es)
    • (Webster 1913)

    lech

    English

    (wikipedia lech)

    Etymology 1

    Backformation from lecher

    Alternative forms

    * letch

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang) A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
  • (slang) A lecher.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To behave lecherously
    • English clippings

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The capstone of a cromlech.