leye

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English lēah, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læi̯/, /liːx/

Noun

leye (plural leyes)

  1. A piece of open land; field, meadow, lawn

Descendants

  • English: leigh, lea
  • Scots: le, ley, lei
  • ⇒? Yola: kotlieough, cotleough

References

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