leden en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English leden, leoden, from Old English lēoden (“national or popular language”). More at leid and leed.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) Language; speech.
he was expert in prophecies, / And could the ledden of the gods unfold […]
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ledden | alternative | lexicographic |