Leid
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German leit, from Old High German leid, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą, related to *laiþaz (“loath”).
Cognate with Dutch leed, English loath. Originally unrelated with the verb leiden (“to suffer”), though the two stems early on began to influence each other. See leid for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLeid n (strong, genitive Leides or Leids, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of Leid [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Antonyms
editRelated terms
edit- leid
- leiden (related by secondary association only)
- Leiden (related by secondary association only)
- leider
- leidig
- leidvoll
- leidtragend
- Leidwesen
See also
editFurther reading
editLow German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German *lēt, from Old Saxon lioth, from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ. Cognate to Lied n (“song”).
Noun
editLeid n (plural Leier)
- (Paderbornisch) song
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