lade

 
Pronunciation: /leɪd/

verb (past participle laden /ˈleɪd(ə)n/)

[with object] archaic
  • put cargo on board (a ship).
  • ship (goods) as cargo: the surplus products must be laden on board the vessels
  • [no object] (of a ship) take on cargo: vessels lade there

Origin:

Old English hladan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German laden 'to load', also to ladle and perhaps to lathe