leud
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1750, from Medieval Latin leudēs (pl., “vassals or followers of the king”), from Frankish *liudi (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lewədh- (“man, people”). Cognate with Old High German liuti (“people, subordinates”), Old English lēod (“chief, man”). More at lede and leod.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːd
Noun[edit]
- a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Noun[edit]
leud m (genitive singular leòid, plural leudan)
Derived terms[edit]
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- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Frankish
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns