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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

belead en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English beleden, from Old English belǣdan (“to lead astray”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- + lead. Cognate with Dutch beleiden, German beleiten.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lead away.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To lead; conduct.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beled Tense=Past lexicographic
beleads Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beleading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic