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Leed
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leed LEED
Central Franconian
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /leːt/ etymologies may be distinguished by tone
gmw-cfr leet
Etymology 1
gmw-cfr gmh gmw-pro gem-pro 3
From gmw-cfr goh liod.
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Leeder diminutive Leedche gmw-cfr Ripuarian northern _ Moselle Franconian
song
gmw-cfr 2003 w:Bläck Fööss Wenn mir Kölsche singe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r_oPE0Pcno Leeder zom Laache, zom Kriesche och, Ha’ mer en Kölle satt un jenooch. Wat uns bewääch un wat uns bedröck, Dat moss einfach rus, söns weed mer verröck! Songs for laughing, for crying too, We have in Cologne plenty and enough. What moves us and what depresses us Must be expressed, or else we go crazy!
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Lied southern _ Moselle Franconian
Etymology 2
From gmw-cfr goh leid.
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n no plural gmw-cfr most of _ Ripuarian western _ Moselle Franconian
sorrow, grief, agony
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Lääd most of eastern _ Moselle Franconian
gmw-cfr Leid Kölsch Westerwald
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
hrx /leːt/
Noun
n
sorrow, grief, woe
Derived terms
hrx leedich
Further reading
Limburgish
Etymology 1
li gmw-pro *leuþ, from li gem-pro *leuþą.
Pronunciation
li /ˈleː˦t/
li eːt 1
Noun
li noun n plural Leeder or Leechter diminutive Leddsche or Leedsche li sp-DE
li music song musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics
Usage notes
The generally used plural form is li Leeder. The plural form li Leechter is used in some parts of Selfkant (some speakers here also use li Leech in the singular).
Alternative forms
li leed Veldeke
li Leet Eupen spelling
li Leech Selfkant
li Leid
li Ledd some Ripuarian-Limburgish dialects
Etymology 2
li gmw-pro *liþu, from li gem-pro *liþuz.
Pronunciation
li /ˈleː˨t/
li eːt 1
Noun
li noun n plural Leeder li sp-DE
li anatomy joint, limb
member
link in a chain
Alternative forms
li leed Veldeke
li Ledd
li Gleed Gledd under influence from German
li Gléït Eupen
Etymology 3
From li Leid, with regular Ripuarian-Limburgish monophthongisation of -ei-.
Pronunciation
li /ˈleː˨t/
li eːt 1
Noun
li noun n li sp-DE
li Leid ELR woe, sorrow
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb goh leid. Cognate with de Leid, nl leed.
Pronunciation
lb /leːt/
lb eːt 1
lb leed
Noun
n -
sorrow, grief, woe
misery
Synonyms
misery lb Misär
Related terms
lb leed