leden

See also:led-enandLED-en

English

Alternative forms

ledden

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishleden,leoden,fromOld Englishlēoden(“national or popular language”).More atleidandleed.

Noun

leden(uncountable)

(obsolete)Language;speech.
- 1596,Edmund Spenser,“Book IV, Canto XI”, inThe Faerie Queene.[…],London:[…][John Wolfe] forWilliam Ponsonbie,→OCLC:
  he was expert in prophecies, / And could theleddenof the gods unfold[…]

Anagrams

elden,neeld

Czech

CzechWikipediahas an article on:

leden

Wikipedia^cs

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Czechleden,fromProto-Slavic*ledьnъ.Bysurface analysis,led(“ice”)+‎-en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈlɛdɛn]

Noun

ledenminan(related adjectivelednový)

January
Narodil jsem se šestéholednaroku 1981.―I was born on the sixth ofJanuary1981.

Usage notes

Thegenitiveis used with dateswithouta preposition.

Declension

Declension ofleden(hard masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	leden	ledny
genitive	ledna	lednů
dative	lednu	lednům
accusative	leden	ledny
vocative	ledne	ledny
locative	lednu	lednech
instrumental	lednem	ledny

Derived terms

lednový

Danish

Adjective

leden(neuterledet,plural and definite singular attributiveledne)

(archaic)Passed,over,finished.
- 1826,Carl Christian Rafn,Krakas maal: eller Kvad om kong Ragnar Lodbroks krigsbedrifter og heltedød,page25:
  Glad skal jeg Øl med Aser / I Öndvege drikke /Ledneer Livets Timer / Leende gaaer jeg i Døden!
  Happily shall I beer with the Æsir / In the seat of honour drink / The hours of life areover/ Laughing, I walk into death!
- 1820,Dansk Ordbog: I - L,page94:
  Ledenadj. part. af v. lider procedo. Som er til Ende, forløben. Da vareledne(forløbne) 4 Aar siden. Der hans meste Alder varleden(forbi)....
  (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

Noun

ledenc

definite singularoflede

Verb

leden

common past participleoflide

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes:-eːdən
Audio: (file)

Noun

leden

pluraloflid

Verb

leden

inflection oflijden:
1. plural past indicative
2. (dated or formal)plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

delen,lende

Middle English

Etymology 1

FromOld Englishlǣdan,fromProto-Germanic*laidijaną.

Alternative forms

lede,leaden,leeden,lædden

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈlɛːdən/

Verb

leden

tolead(guide, conduct, direct)
- 1395,Wycliffe Bible,Romans 2:4‎^[1]:
  Whether `dispisist thou the richessis of his goodnesse, and the pacience, and the long abidyng? Knowist thou not, that the benygnyte of Godlediththee to forthenkyng?
  (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)
- 1395,Wycliffe Bible,II Chronicles 25:11‎^[2]:
  Forsothe Amasieleddeout tristili his puple, and yede in to the valei of makyngis of salt, and he killide of the sones of Seir ten thousynde.
  (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)
- 1395,Wycliffe Bible,Isaiah 53:7‎^[3]:
  He was offrid, for he wolde, and he openyde not his mouth; as a scheep he schal beledto sleyng, and he schal be doumb as a lomb bifore hym that clippith it, and he schal not opene his mouth.
  (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)
tolead(manage, oversee, administrate)
tolead(rule, head, hold ultimate authority)
tocarry,take,bring
toput,place,set down
tolead(a life), to live
tocause,engender,beget

Conjugation

Conjugation ofleden(weak in -de)

infinitive	(to)leden,lede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	lede	ledde
2nd-person singular	ledest	leddest
3rd-person singular	ledeth,let	ledde
subjunctive singular	lede	ledde
imperative singular	lede	—

plural¹	leden,lede	ledden,ledde
imperative plural	ledeth,lede	—

participles	ledynge,ledende	led,yled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English:lead(“guide”)
Scots:leid,lede

References

“lēden,v.(1).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved2018-03-25.

Etymology 2

Fromled(“lead”)+‎-en(infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

lede,leedyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈlɛːdən/

Verb

leden

Tocoverin lead; toattach leadto.
Tomakeout oflead.
(figurative,rare)Todumb down;tostupidify.

Conjugation

Conjugation ofleden(weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to)leden,lede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	lede	leded
2nd-person singular	ledest	lededest
3rd-person singular	ledeth	leded
subjunctive singular	lede	leded
imperative singular	lede	—

plural¹	leden,lede	lededen,ledede
imperative plural	ledeth,lede	—

participles	ledynge,ledende	leded,yleded

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English:lead(“cover in lead”)

References

“lēden,v.(2).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

Etymology 3

FromOld Englishlēaden;equivalent toled+‎-en(“made of”).

Alternative forms

leaden,ledyn,ledun,ledyng

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈlɛːdən/

Adjective

leden

Made oflead;containing lead
Having the appearance of lead;leaden

Descendants

English:leaden

References

“leden,,adj.”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved28 April 2018.

Etymology 4

A conflation ofOld Englishlēoden(“national language”);andLǣden(“Latin”).

Alternative forms

lede,ledne,ledene,ledden,liden
(shortened)lede

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈleːdən/,/ˈlɛːdən/

Noun

leden

Latin(language)
Alanguageortongue.
Synonyms:langage,speche,tonge,thede
singing,music

Descendants

English:leed
Scots:leed,leid,lied

References

“lē̆den,n.”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved2018-03-25.

Etymology 5

FromOld Englishlēodan;equivalent tolede(“people”)+‎-en(plural suffix).

Noun

leden

(Early Middle English)pluraloflede(“people”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ledenm

definite singularofled

Anagrams

LED-en,delen,elden,led-en

Old Czech

Alternative forms

ľeden(alternative writing)

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*ledьnъ.Bysurface analysis,led(“ice”)+‎-en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):(13^thCE)/ˈlɛdɛn/
IPA^(key):(15^thCE)/ˈlɛdɛn/

Noun

ledenminan

January

Declension

Declension ofleden(hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	leden	ledny	ledni,lednové
genitive	ledna,lednu	lednú	lednóv
dative	lednu	lednoma	lednóm
accusative	leden	ledny	ledny
vocative	ledne	ledny	ledni,lednové
locative	ledně,lednu	lednú	ledniech
instrumental	lednem	lednoma	ledny

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See alsoAppendix:Old Czech nounsandAppendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

Czech:leden

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*leděnъ.Cognate withRussianледяной(ledjanoj),led(ice) orsladoled(sweet ice = ice cream).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/lêden/
Hyphenation:led‧en

Adjective

lȅden(Cyrillic spellingле̏ден,definitelȅdenī,comparativeledènijī)

(relational)ice;icy,glacial
cold,frigid,chilled
ledena kava―iced coffee
crystalline,clear and transparent
relating to theice plant(Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
(figuratively)unwelcoming,coldhearted,unfeeling
(figuratively)(of fear, doubt, or surprise)immobilizing

Usage notes

Historically,lȅdanprimarily meant “of or relating to ice”, whilelȅdenprimarily meant “made of ice”, but each was often used for the other; today,lȅdenis by far the more common of the two.

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		leden	ledena	ledeno
genitive		ledena	ledene	ledena
dative		ledenu	ledenoj	ledenu
accusative	inanimate animate	leden ledena	ledenu	ledeno
vocative		leden	ledena	ledeno
locative		ledenu	ledenoj	ledenu
instrumental		ledenim	ledenom	ledenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ledeni	ledene	ledena
genitive		ledenih	ledenih	ledenih
dative		ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)
accusative		ledene	ledene	ledena
vocative		ledeni	ledene	ledena
locative		ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)
instrumental		ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ledeni	ledena	ledeno
genitive		ledenog(a)	ledene	ledenog(a)
dative		ledenom(u/e)	ledenoj	ledenom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	ledeni ledenog(a)	ledenu	ledeno
vocative		ledeni	ledena	ledeno
locative		ledenom(e/u)	ledenoj	ledenom(e/u)
instrumental		ledenim	ledenom	ledenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ledeni	ledene	ledena
genitive		ledenih	ledenih	ledenih
dative		ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)
accusative		ledene	ledene	ledena
vocative		ledeni	ledene	ledena
locative		ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)
instrumental		ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)	ledenim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ledeniji	ledenija	ledenije
genitive		ledenijeg(a)	ledenije	ledenijeg(a)
dative		ledenijem(u)	ledenijoj	ledenijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	ledeniji ledenijeg(a)	ledeniju	ledenije
vocative		ledeniji	ledenija	ledenije
locative		ledenijem(u)	ledenijoj	ledenijem(u)
instrumental		ledenijim	ledenijom	ledenijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ledeniji	ledenije	ledenija
genitive		ledenijih	ledenijih	ledenijih
dative		ledenijim(a)	ledenijim(a)	ledenijim(a)
accusative		ledenije	ledenije	ledenija
vocative		ledeniji	ledenije	ledenija
locative		ledenijim(a)	ledenijim(a)	ledenijim(a)
instrumental		ledenijim(a)	ledenijim(a)	ledenijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najledeniji	najledenija	najledenije
genitive		najledenijeg(a)	najledenije	najledenijeg(a)
dative		najledenijem(u)	najledenijoj	najledenijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najledeniji najledenijeg(a)	najledeniju	najledenije
vocative		najledeniji	najledenija	najledenije
locative		najledenijem(u)	najledenijoj	najledenijem(u)
instrumental		najledenijim	najledenijom	najledenijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najledeniji	najledenije	najledenija
genitive		najledenijih	najledenijih	najledenijih
dative		najledenijim(a)	najledenijim(a)	najledenijim(a)
accusative		najledenije	najledenije	najledenija
vocative		najledeniji	najledenije	najledenija
locative		najledenijim(a)	najledenijim(a)	najledenijim(a)
instrumental		najledenijim(a)	najledenijim(a)	najledenijim(a)

Synonyms

lȅdan

References

^{The templateTemplate:R:sh:RJAdoes not use the parameter(s):id=amo3ckMGOm
Please seeModule:checkparamsfor help with this warning.}Pero Budmani,editor (1898–1903), “leden”,inRječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[4](in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb:JAZU,page950
“leden”,inHrvatski jezični portal[Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2024

Swedish

Noun

leden

definite singularofled(“joint”)
definite pluralofled(“step”)

Anagrams

delen,elden,en del

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

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Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Danish

Adjective

Noun

Verb

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

Verb

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Descendants

References

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

Descendants

References

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

References

Etymology 5

Noun

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Anagrams

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Usage notes

Declension

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Noun

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