Leid

See also: leid and leið

German

Etymology

From Middle High German leit, from Old High German leid, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą. Cognate with Dutch leed, English loath. Originally unrelated with the verb leiden (“to suffer”), though the two stems early on began to influence each other. See leid for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laɪ̯t/
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Homophones: leid, leit

Noun

Leid n (genitive Leides or Leids, no plural)

woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction
Synonym: Kummer
wrong, harm, injury

Antonyms

Freude

Related terms

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leiden (related by secondary association only)
Leiden (related by secondary association only)
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leidig
leidvoll
leidtragend
Leidwesen