Leid

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːd/, /leːd/

Alternative forms

• lede, led, leide, leyd, leyde, leit

Origin

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

• leed, lied

Full definition of leid

Noun

1. (Scotland, chiefly poetic) language

Usage notes

Commonly understood language, either literally or metaphorically:

A daena speak the leid.