leed
Language; tongueLanguage; tongue.
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6 senses(Northern England, Scotland)Language; tongue.
(Scotland)A national tongue (contra a foreign language).
(Scotland)The speech of a person, echelon of persons, or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.
A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow.
A constant or repeated line or verse; theme.
Patter; rigmarole.
Examples
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Origin
From Middle English lede, shortened variant of leden (“language”), from Old English lēodenFrom Middle English lede, shortened variant of leden (“language”), from Old English lēoden (“popular or national language, native tongue”), from Old English lēod (“people, nation”). Cognate with Scots leed (“language”). More at lede.
From Middle English lede, led, leod, variant of Middle English leth, leoth (“song, poem”), from Old English lēoþ (“song, poem, ode, lay, verse”), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (“song, lay, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to sound, resound, sing out”). Cognate with Dutch lied (“song”) and German Lied (“song”), whence the English doublet lied.
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