leode

Middle English

Noun

leode

  1. alternative form of lede (“people”)

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
    Ġēata lēode
    the people of the Geats

Declension

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: lede, led, leed, leede, leyde, leod, leode, leude, lud, lude, lued, lyde, leoda, leodæ
    • English: lede (obsolete)
    • Scots: leid
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