leode

Middle English

Noun

leode

1. 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

1. men, people, people of a country

   Ġēata lēode

   the people of the Geats

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	—	lēode
accusative	—	lēode
genitive	—	lēoda
dative	—	lēodum

Descendants

• Middle English: lede, led, leed, leede, leyde, leod, leode, leude, lud, lude, lued, lyde, leoda, leodæ
  • English: lede (obsolete), leed
  • Scots: leid