leed

English

noun
Definitions
  • (UK) Language; tongue.
  • (UK) A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language).
  • (UK) The speech of a person or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English leed inherited from Old English lēoden (national language, of the people, native tongue, national popular language, literally, popular national language), lēod (man, people, person, chief, nation).

Origin

Old English

lēod

Gloss

man, people, person, chief, nation

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

男, 夫, 士

Emoji
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