"lede" meaning in Middle English

See lede in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleːd(ə)/ Forms: ledes [plural], lede [plural], leden [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Etymology: From Old English lēode (“people, men”), plural of lēod, from Proto-West Germanic *liudī, plural of *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudīz, plural of *liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeyes, plural of *h₁léwdʰis. Akin to Old Frisian liod, Old Saxon liud, Old Norse ljóðr, lýðr, Old High German liut, Dutch lieden. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*h₁lewdʰ-}}, {{etymid|enm|people}}, {{inh|enm|ang|lēode||people, men}} Old English lēode (“people, men”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*liudī}} Proto-West Germanic *liudī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*liudīz}} Proto-Germanic *liudīz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*h₁léwdʰeyes}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeyes, {{cog|ofs|liod}} Old Frisian liod, {{cog|osx|liud}} Old Saxon liud, {{cog|non|ljóðr}} Old Norse ljóðr, {{cog|goh|liut}} Old High German liut, {{cog|nl|lieden}} Dutch lieden Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lede, {{enm-noun|pl2=lede|pl3=leden|pl3_qual=early}} lede (plural ledes or lede or (early) leden), {{tlb|enm|poetic}} (poetic)
  1. A (male) human; a man:
    A vassal or subject.
    Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Government, Male people
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-8AI1YI3C Disambiguation of Government: 85 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Male people: 21 21 21 23 8 0 2 1 2 1 1
  2. A (male) human; a man:
    A servant or retainer.
    Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-DxzJrbmc Disambiguation of Male people: 21 21 21 23 8 0 2 1 2 1 1
  3. A (male) human; a man:
    A ruler; one with governing authority.
    Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Collectives, Male people
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-UaNPOfj4 Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 3 18 16 14 10 16 4 11 3 3 Disambiguation of Male people: 21 21 21 23 8 0 2 1 2 1 1
  4. (collectively) People, folk. Tags: collective, poetic Categories (topical): Collectives, Ethnicity, Male people
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-UsYj9dKM Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 3 18 16 14 10 16 4 11 3 3 Disambiguation of Ethnicity: 10 9 6 42 20 3 3 2 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Male people: 21 21 21 23 8 0 2 1 2 1 1
  5. A nation; a people. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-lm9816FF Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 3 18 16 14 10 16 4 11 3 3
  6. A race or stock; one's kindred. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-W8SGGQXs
  7. Real estate; owned land. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-HvIoCaWh Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 3 18 16 14 10 16 4 11 3 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 12 1 1 2 29 7 23 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: led, leed, leede, leyde, leod, leode, leude, lud, lude, lued, lyde, leodæ Synonyms (early): leoda Disambiguation of 'early': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lede
  1. Alternative form of led (“lead”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, poetic Alternative form of: led (extra: lead)
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-zJ8nhgs5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lede
  1. Alternative form of leden (“language”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, poetic Alternative form of: leden (extra: language) Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-noun-kY6yLVTT Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 3 18 16 14 10 16 4 11 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} lede
  1. Alternative form of leden (“to lead”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, poetic Alternative form of: leden (extra: to lead)
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-verb-8Iv4uVob
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} lede
  1. Alternative form of leden (“to cover in lead”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, poetic Alternative form of: leden (extra: to cover in lead)
    Sense id: en-lede-enm-verb-fpAHlhx5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈleːd(ə)/"
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      "word": "led"
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      "word": "leed"
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      "word": "leede"
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      "word": "leyde"
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          "english": "Perle Section 15. Anonymous 15th century.",
          "text": "A blysful lyf þou says I lede;"
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