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German
Etymology
From Middle High German leit, from Old High German leid, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą, related to *laiþaz (“loath”).
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
Noun
Leid n (strong, genitive Leides or Leids, no plural)
- woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction
- Synonym: Kummer
- wrong, harm, injury
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- “Leid” in Duden online
- “Leid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German *lēt, from Old Saxon lioth, from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ. Cognate to Lied n (“song”).
Noun
Leid n (plural Leier)
- (Paderbornisch) song