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Old English
Etymology
Originally a plural form of a base represented by lēod, and closely related to lēodan. From Germanic *leudi, from Indo-European *leudh- ‘to grow upwards, to surface’. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon liudi (Dutch luiden, Flemish lieden), Old High German liuti (German Leute). The IE root is also the source of Latvian ļaudis ‘people’, Slavic *l’udije (Russian люди, Czech lid/lidé).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /'le:ode/
Noun
lēode pl
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | - | lēode |
| accusative | - | lēoda |
| genitive | - | lēoda |
| dative | - | lēodum |
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