leoþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leuþ, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w-. Cognate with Old High German liod (German Lied), Old Saxon lioð (Dutch lied), Old Norse ljóð (“verse, song”), Latin laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /le͜oːθ/

Noun

lēoþ n

poem
song

Declension

Declension of leoþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēoþ	lēoþ
accusative	lēoþ	lēoþ
genitive	lēoþes	lēoþa
dative	lēoþe	lēoþum

Derived terms

lēoþcræft (“poetry”)
lēoþcwide
lēoþere (“poet”)
lēoþġidding
lēoþlīċ (“poetic”)
lēoþsang (“poetic song”)
lēoþword
lēoþwyrhta (“poet”)
fūslēoþ (“death-song, dirge”)

Descendants

Middle English: leoþ, leod, led, lede
- Scots: leed, lede
- English: leed (dialectal); lidden (?)

See also

fitt
ġiedd
meterwyrhta
sċop (“poet”)
wōþbora

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