Leid
German edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
Leid n (strong, genitive Leides or Leids, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Leid [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit
- leid
- leiden (related by secondary association only)
- Leiden (related by secondary association only)
- leider
- leidig
- leidvoll
- leidtragend
- Leidwesen
See also edit
Further reading edit
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German *lēt, from Old Saxon lioth, from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ. Cognate to Lied n (“song”).
Noun edit
Leid n (plural Leier)
- (Paderbornisch) song