leud
English
Etymology
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 *h₁léwdʰis (“man, people”). Cognate with Old High German liuti (“people, subordinates”), Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*liuþs), Old English lēod (“chief, man”). More at lede and leod.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːd
Noun
- (historical) A vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
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Middle English
Adjective
leud
- Alternative form of lewed
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
leud m (genitive singular leòid, plural leudan)
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