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Leid

Leid

See also: leid and leið

German

Noun

Leid n (genitive Leids or Leides, plural Leiden)

  1. woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction
  2. wrong, harm, injury

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leid

leid

See also: Leid and leið

English

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Noun

leid (plural leids)

  1. (Scotland, chiefly poetic) language
Usage notes
  • Commonly understood language, either literally or metaphorically:
    A daena speak the leid.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

leid

  1. first-person singular present indicative of leiden
  2. imperative of leiden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German leit from Old High German leid. From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, whence also English loathe and Old Norse leiðr. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt- (unpleasant; to loathe, transgress) whence also Latin laedō (strike, betray).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɪ̯t/

Adjective

leid (comparative leider, superlative am leidesten)

  1. uncomfortable

Usage notes

Only used with sein and werden and as part of the verb leidtun (see es tut mir leid).

Declension

Derived terms

  • leid sein
  • leid tun, leidtun

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Irish

Noun

leid f (genitive singular leide, nominative plural leideanna)

  1. hint, inkling
  2. prompt
  3. pointer, clue

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

leid

  1. past participle of leie

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, whence also Old English lāþ, Old Norse leiðr.

Adjective

leid

  1. uncomfortable

Scots

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːd/, /leːd/

Etymology 1

From earlier leed, from Middle English lede, reduced form of leden, leoden (language), from Old English lēoden (national language", literally, "of the people), from Old English lēode (people). More at lede.

Alternative forms

Noun

leid (plural leids)

  1. language
Usage notes
  • Commonly understood language, either literally or metaphorically:
    A daena speak the leid.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lede, leed, from Old English lēad (lead (the metal)). More at lead.

Noun

leid (plural leids)

  1. lead