leid

See also leið

German

Etymology

From Old High German leid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /laɪ̯t/

Adjective

leid (comparative leider, superlative am leidesten)

  1. uncomfortable

Usage notes

Only used in certain phrases.

Declension

Derived terms

  • leid sein
  • leid tun

Related terms


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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

leid f (genitive leide, nominative plural leideanna)

  1. hint, inkling
  2. prompt
  3. pointer, clue

Declension

Derived terms


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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, whence also Old English lāþ, Old Norse leiðr.

Adjective

leid

  1. uncomfortable

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Scots

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /liːd/, /leːd/

Etymology 1

From earlier leed, from Middle English lede, reduced form of leden, leoden (language), from Old English lēoden (national language", literally, "of the people), from Old English lēode (people). More at lede.

Alternative forms

Noun

leid (plural leids)

  1. language
Usage notes
  • Commonly understood language, either literally or metaphorically:
    A daena speak the leid.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lede, leed, from Old English lēad (the metal, lead). More at lead.

Noun

leid (plural leids)

  1. lead
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