leið

Icelandic

/leiːð/

noun
Definitions
  • route, way, course
  • method, means

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse leið inherited from Proto-Germanic *laidō (a way, course, way, leading).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*laidō

Gloss

a way, course, way, leading

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