leode

Old English

Alternative forms

lēod

Etymology

Originally a plural form of a base represented by lēod, and closely related to lēodan. From Germanic *liudīz (“people”), from Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“men, people”). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon liudi (Dutch luiden, Flemish lieden), Old High German liuti (German Leute). The Indo-European root is also the source of Albanian vëlla ‘brother’, Latvian ļaudis ‘people’, Slavic *ljudьje (Russian люди, Czech lid/lidé). More at lede

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleːode/

Noun

lēode m pl or f pl

men, people, people of a country

Declension

Declension of leode

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	–	lēode
accusative	–	lēoda
genitive	–	lēoda
dative	–	lēodum

Descendants

Middle English: leod, leode, led, lede
- English: leod, lede
- Scots: lede, leid, luid

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