led

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/

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• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Homophone: lead (metal element)
• Hyphenation: led

led

1. simple past and past participle of lead

led (not comparable)

1. Under somebody's control or leadership.
   1. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

• 'eld, DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, del, del., eld

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lled.

led m

1. size

Inherited from Old Czech led, from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛt]

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• Homophone: let

led m inan

1. ice

• “led”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “led”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “led”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Derived from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz, cognate with German Glied (“joint”), Lied (“song”).

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. (anatomy) joint (movable connection between the bones in a body or a minor exterior part of the body; also of joints in a plant)
2. link (movable part of a thing or a plant)
3. link, part (element in a line of thought or a course of events)
4. generation (in a family tree)
5. (grammar) phrase (a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence)
6. (mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)

   I udtrykket ${\displaystyle 2x+4\ln x-3}$ er ${\displaystyle 2x}$, ${\displaystyle 4\ln x}$ og ${\displaystyle -3}$ led.

   In the expression ${\displaystyle 2x+4\ln x-3}$, ${\displaystyle 2x}$, ${\displaystyle 4\ln x}$, and ${\displaystyle -3}$ are terms.

• “led,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

A merger of two Old Norse nouns: 1. leið (“road, direction”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, cognate with English load, lode, German Leite (“slope”), Dutch lei (“slate”). 2. hlið f (“side”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, cognate with Old English hliþ n.

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

1. side, direction (of an object)

   Jeg skar guleroden over på den lange led.

   I cut the carrot in two lengthwise.

2. way (of doing something)

• “led,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Derived from Old Norse hliðr, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą, cognate with Swedish lid (“gate”), English lid, German lid (“eyelid”).

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. gate (in a fence or at a level crossing)

• “led,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Inherited from Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (“distressing”), Dutch leed (“sad”).

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

1. disgusting, odious, loathsome
2. nasty, beastly

• “led,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

led

1. past tense of lide

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

led

1. imperative of lede

• IPA^(key): /ˈled/, [ˈle̞d]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification^(key): led
• Hyphenation^(key): led

led

1. alternative form of ledi (“LED, light-emitting diode”) (chiefly used as modifier in compound terms)

• let

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛd̪ˠ/

led (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) contraction of le do (“with your sg”)

   Brúigh led mhéar é.

   Press it with your finger.

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “led”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

• lede, leed, leod, leyd, leyt
• læd (Early Middle English)
• lead (Kentish or Late Middle English)

Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, from Gaulish *laudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.

• IPA^(key): /lɛːd/

led (uncountable)

1. lead (element Pl)
2. A cauldron (originally of lead)

• leden

• English: lead
• Scots: leid, lede
• Yola: leed

• “lēd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

• lei

led

1. simple past of lide

led

1. imperative of lede

Inherited from Old Norse liðr m,^[1] from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Doublet of ledd n, although formerly considered alternative forms. Cognates include Icelandic liður, Danish led, Dutch lid and dialectal English lith.

• Lid (obsolete spelling)^[2]

led m (definite singular leden, indefinite plural leder or ledar, definite plural ledene or ledane)

1. (anatomy) a joint or a movable body part adjacent to it
2. a single part within a whole, especially a sequence
   1. a link (in a chain)
   2. a generation

• lea, lee (verb)

• ledig
• ledug

From Old Norse hlið n,^[1] from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. Akin to English lid. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

• Lid (obsolete spelling)^[2]

led n (definite singular ledet, indefinite plural led, definite plural leda)

1. gate
2. opening (in a fence)

Inherited from Old Norse hlið f.^[1]

• Lid (obsolete spelling)^[2]

led f (definite singular leda, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledene)

1. side

• lodneled

Borrowed from English LED (“light-emitting diode”).^[1]

led m (definite singular led-en, indefinite plural led-ar, definite plural led-ane)

1. alternative letter-case form of LED

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

led

1. present of leda

• LED, del, edl, eld

• Hyphenation: led

led m (plural leds)

1. alternative spelling of LED

Borrowed from English LED.

led n (plural leduri)

1. LED

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

• IPA^(key): /lêːd/

lȇd m inan (Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

1. ice
2. great frigidity, freezing cold
3. hail

   Synonyms: grȁd, krúpa, tȕča

4. the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

   Synonym: lédak

5. (figuratively) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
6. (figuratively) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

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• “led”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

• IPA^(key): /léːt/
• Rhymes: -eːd
• Hyphenation: led
• Homophones: let, LED

lẹ̑d m inan

1. ice
2. (literary) emotional coldness
3. (cooking) icing

• rarely in dual and plural^[→SP]

n=

• rarely in dual and plural^[→SP]

n=

• (sense 2)

• (sense 3)

• (sense 2)

Borrowed from English LED, an abbreviation for light emitting diode.

• IPA^(key): /léːt/
• Rhymes: -eːd
• Hyphenation: led
• Homophones: let, LED

lẹ̑d f

1. (uncommon) LED, light emitting diode

n=

Unlike some other nouns that follow third declensions, this one is often used in plural.

• “led”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “led”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

led m (plural ledes)

1. LED

• “led”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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Inherited from Old Swedish lēþer, from Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt-.

led

1. tired, bored

   Synonyms: less, trött

   Jag blir led på deras tjat

   I get tired of their nagging

2. (archaic) loathsome, odious
3. (archaic) mean

The archaic sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply den lede, as a name for the Devil, and also occurs in lede fi (“the enemy”).

• den lede
• lede fi

Inherited from Old Swedish liþer, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

led c

1. joint; the part of a limb where it can bend; such as a knee or a wrist; phalanx
   1. any mechanical joint where two parts are supposed to move (bend) with respect to each other

• ledamot (“body part; board member”)

Inherited from Old Swedish liþ. Of the same origin as previous with alternate grammatical gender (cf. Old English liþ n).

led n

1. queue, rank (a row of people in front of or next to each other)
2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) rank (a set of members of some organization or group)
   • 1974, Ragnar Borgedahl, “Hum, hum från Humlegårn [Hum, hum from Humlegå(rde)n [sic – a park in Stockholm]]”, in Hum, hum från Humlegårn‎^[3]:

     När solen sjunker i Eden, och när vägen leder till skärselden. Då smyger några ur leden, och vänder hemåt igen.

     When the sun sinks in Eden, and when the road leads to purgatory. Then some sneak out of the ranks, and turn back home.

3. (mathematics) term

   högerledet

   the right hand side; what's on the right hand side of the equation

4. stage

   ett led i processen

   a stage in the process

Inherited from Old Swedish lēþ, from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

led c

1. (transport) track, route or way, along which one may walk, go by bicycle or drive a motor vehicle

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

led

1. past indicative of lida
2. imperative of leda

• led in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• led in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• led in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

• del, eld

• IPA^(key): /leːd/

led

1. soft mutation of lled

led

1. soft mutation of lled