"lidden" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: liddens [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdən Etymology: From earlier leaden, ledden, leden, from Middle English leden, liden, lyden, from Old English lēoden, lȳden (“speech, language”), related to Scots leid (“language”). See leid. Alternative etymology derives lidden from Old English hlȳd, hlȳden (“sound, noise, clamour, din”) or Old Norse hljóð (“sound, clap, roar, ringing, tone, tune”). Compare also Old English lēoþ (“song, tune, poem”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leden}} Middle English leden, {{inh|en|ang|lēoden}} Old English lēoden, {{inh|en|ang|hlȳd}} Old English hlȳd, {{der|en|non|hljóð||sound, clap, roar, ringing, tone, tune}} Old Norse hljóð (“sound, clap, roar, ringing, tone, tune”), {{cog|ang|lēoþ||song, tune, poem}} Old English lēoþ (“song, tune, poem”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lidden (plural liddens)
  1. (archaic) A noise or din. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-lidden-en-noun-jMq9CHUk
  2. (archaic, dialectal) A saying, song or story. Tags: archaic, dialectal Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-lidden-en-noun-wP~l7Fdv Disambiguation of Sounds: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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