leode

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

leode

  1. (AB language, MS. Cotton Caligula A.ix; Herefordshire, Worcestershire) alternative form of lede (“people”)

Etymology 2

Noun

leode

  1. (MS. Cotton Otho C.xiii) alternative form of lede (“language”)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally the plural of lēod, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜oː.de/

Noun

lēode m pl or f pl

  1. men, people, people of a country

Declension

singular plural
nominative — lēode
accusative — lēode
genitive — lēoda
dative — lēodum

Descendants

  • Middle English: lede
    • English: lede, leed (obsolete)
    • Middle Scots: leid, leyd, lede
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