Definitions For Leed

Etymology 1

From Middle English leed, lede, shortened variant of leden, , language, from , from . Cognate with . More at lede.

Noun

LEED (plural LEEDs) (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) language, language; tongue. (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language). (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) The speech of a person or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.

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Etymology 2

From Middle English lede, led, leod, variant of , leoth, t=song, poem, from , from , from . Cognate with , .

Noun

LEED (plural LEEDs) (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow. (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) A constant or repeated line or verse; theme. (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) patter, patter; rigmarole.