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leodan

leodan

Old English

Verb

lēodan

  1. to grow
    Of ðam twige ludon reðe wæstme: from that branch sprang dire fruits. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)

Conjugation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ- ‎(“to grow, come up”). Cognates include Old Saxon liodan, Old High German liotan, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 ‎(liudan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Albanian lind ‎(“to be born, to spring”) < lej ‎(“to generate, produce, give birth to”), Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος ‎(eleútheros, “free, freeman”), Latin liber ‎(“free”), Old Irish luss ‎(“plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːodan/

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