lied

Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).

• enPR: lēd, IPA^(key): /liːd/

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• Homophones: lead, lede, leed
• Rhymes: -iːd

lied (plural lieder)

1. (music) An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

• lied on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• enPR: līd, IPA^(key): /laɪd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪd
• Homophone: lyed

lied

1. simple past and past participle of lie (in the sense "to give false information intentionally")
   • 2006 December, Arelo Sederberg, Country Music: And Other Stories‎^[1], iUniverse, →ISBN, page 211:

     “They put on an unemotional face but they're concerned, all right,” he said. “I lied, you know, and they know it. At least Sam knows it. This just might not be so routine a procedure. But we have to go in, and right now. […]

• Diel, IDLE, Idle, Lide, deli, diel, eild, idle

From Dutch lied.

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lied (plural liedere, diminutive liedjie)

1. song, anthem

• klaaglied
• treurlied
• volkslied

From Middle Dutch liet, from Old Dutch *lioth, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą.

• IPA^(key): /lit/

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• Rhymes: -it
• Homophone: liet

lied n (plural liederen, diminutive liedje n)

1. song

The plural liederen is now mostly used in formal or otherwise solemn contexts, such as hymns. Otherwise the plural diminutive liedjes is used. (The singular is also more often than not replaced with liedje when referring to a “mundane” song.)

• Afrikaans: lied
• Negerhollands: liederen (from the plural)

• leid

German Lied (“lied”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːd/, [ˈliːd]
• Rhymes: -iːd

lied

1. lied (type of German art song)

• “lied”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

lied m (plural lieds)

1. lied (song)

• “lied”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from German Lied.

lied n (plural lieduri)

1. song