See leed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"homophone": "lied"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːd"
}
],
"word": "leed"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English indeclinable nouns",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English terms with homophones",
"English verb forms",
"Pages with 8 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/iːd",
"Rhymes:English/iːd/1 syllable"
],
"etymology_number": "4",
"etymology_text": "See lead.",
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"1": "en",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "leed",
"name": "head"
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"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
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"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "to guide",
"word": "lead"
}
],
"categories": [
"English obsolete forms"
],
"glosses": [
"Obsolete spelling of lead (“to guide”)."
],
"links": [
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"lead",
"lead#English:_guide"
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],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"obsolete"
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "lēd"
},
{
"ipa": "/liːd/"
},
{
"homophone": "lead"
},
{
"homophone": "lede"
},
{
"homophone": "lied"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːd"
}
],
"word": "leed"
}
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