leoþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European *lěu-, *lǎu-.

Cognate with Old High German liod (German Lied), Old Saxon lioð (Dutch lied), Old Norse ljóð (“verse, song”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːoθ/

Noun

lēoþ n (nominative plural lēoþ)

Descendants

Middle English: leoþ, leod, lede
- Scots: leed, lede
- English: leed (dialectal); lidden (?)

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