lædan

Old English

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*laidijan,fromProto-Germanic*laidijaną,causative of*līþaną(“to go, depart, travel”),fromProto-Indo-European*leyt-(“to leave, depart, die”).Cognate withOld Frisianlēda,Old Saxonlēdian,Old High Germanleiten,Old Norseleiða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈlæː.dɑn/

Verb

lǣdan

1. tolead
   • late 9th century,translationofBede'sEcclesiastical History

     On þām ġefeohte ēac swylċe Ðēodbald Æþelfriþes brōþor was ofslæġen mid ealle þȳ weorode þe hēlǣdde.

     Likewise in that battle Theodbald, Aethelfrith's brother, was slain with the whole army that heled.

2. tobring,take
3. tocarry,convey
4. toguide,conduct

Conjugation

Conjugation oflǣdan(weak class 1)

infinitive	lǣdan	lǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lǣde	lǣdde
second person singular	lǣdest,lǣtst	lǣddest
third person singular	lǣdeþ,lǣtt,lǣt	lǣdde
plural	lǣdaþ	lǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lǣde	lǣdde
plural	lǣden	lǣdden
imperative
singular	lǣd
plural	lǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	lǣdende	(ġe)lǣded

Derived terms

• ætlǣdan
• anlǣdan
• ǣlǣdend
• belǣdan
• forelǣdan
• forlǣdan
• forþlǣdan
• inlǣdan
• lǣdere
• mislǣdan
• oferlǣdan
• onlǣdan
• wiþlǣdan
• ymblǣdan
• ālǣdan
• ġelǣdan
• ōþlǣdan
• ūtlǣdan

Related terms

• anbelǣdan
• inbelǣdan
• lād
• lādtēow
• līþan

Descendants

• Middle English:leden
  • Scots:lede,leid
  • English:lead