leigh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈliː/
- [ˈlɪi̯]
Etymology
From Middle English legh, lege, lei (“clearing, open ground”) from Old English lēah (“clearing in a forest”) from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“field, meadow”). Akin to Old Frisian lāch (“meadow”), Old Saxon lōh (“forest, grove”) (Middle Dutch loo (“forest, thicket”); Dutch -lo (suffix forming place names)), Old High German lōh (“covered clearing, low bushes”), Old Norse ló (“clearing, meadow”). More at Waterloo.
Meanings
- (archaic) A meadow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -leigh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| leighs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ley | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| -ley | alternative | lexicographic | |
| -ly | alternative | lexicographic |