ledich

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lithig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

Adjective

lēdich

1. free, unrestricted
2. workless
3. available
4. empty, vacant

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: leeg, ledig, leêg
  • Negerhollands: leeg
  • → Sranan Tongo: leigi
    • → Aukan: leigi
    • → Caribbean Javanese: légi
• Limburgish: leidig, laeg

Further reading

• “ledich”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ledich”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN