"led" meaning in Middle English

See led in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɛ̝ːd/ Forms: lede [alternative], leed [alternative], leod [alternative], leyd [alternative], leyt [alternative], læd [alternative, Early-Middle-English], lead [alternative, Kentish, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plowdʰo- Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *plowdʰo- (“lead”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:lēad|id=lead|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plowdʰo- Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *plowdʰo- (“lead”). Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} led, {{enm-noun|-}} led (uncountable)
  1. lead (element Pl) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-led-enm-noun-SKRcOaV8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology texts, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Metals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Metals: 50 50
  2. A cauldron (originally of lead) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-led-enm-noun-Kus6Z~E3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology texts, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Metals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Metals: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: leden

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "lead"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "leid"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "leod",
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      "form": "leyt",
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        "A cauldron (originally of lead)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ̝ːd/"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "læd",
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ̝ːd/"
    }
  ],
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}

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