Animalfecesusedasfertilizer;manure, dung.Show more Variant of lansi (“low-lying land”), possibly by backformation from dialectal lantea (“fertile, of land”). Semantic development has probably been through "fertile soil, material used as fertilizer". Attested since the early 18th century. From Sami (compare e.g. Northern Sami láddi), from North Germanic (compare e.g. Swedish land).Show more Source:
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