Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *leuþ, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w-. Cognate with Old High German liod (German Lied), Old Saxon lioð (Dutch lied), Old Norse ljóð (verse, song), Latin laus (praise).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lēoþ n

  1. poem
  2. song

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: leoþ, leod, led, lede

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