leode
Middle English
Noun
leode
- Alternative form of lede (“people”)
Old English
Alternative forms
- lēod
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
- men, people, people of a country
- Ġēata lēode
- the people of the Geats
Declension
Declension of leode
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | – | lēode |
| accusative | – | lēoda |
| 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