"leden" meaning in English

See leden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ledden [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English leden, leoden, from Old English lēoden (“national or popular language”). More at leid and leed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leden}} Middle English leden, {{inh|en|ang|lēoden||national or popular language}} Old English lēoden (“national or popular language”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} leden (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Language; speech. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-leden-en-noun-H5sVlEb- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Language, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 14 1 0 0 2 0 1 25 4 1 2 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 7 14 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 6 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 6 12 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2

Alternative forms

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