Leid

See also: leid and leið

German

Etymology

From Middle High German leit, from Old High German leid, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą, related to *laiþaz (“loath”).

Cognate with Dutch leed, English loath. Originally unrelated with the verb leiden (“to suffer”), though the two stems early on began to influence each other. See leid for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laɪ̯t/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: leid, leit

Noun

Leid n (strong, genitive Leides or Leids, no plural)

  1. woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction
    Synonym: Kummer
  2. wrong, harm, injury

Declension
Declension of Leid [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Leid
genitive eines des Leides, Leids
dative einem dem Leid, Leide1
accusative ein das Leid

1Now rare, see notes.

Antonyms

See also

Further reading
  • “Leid” in Duden online
  • “Leid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German *lēt, from Old Saxon lioth, from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ. Cognate to Lied n (“song”).

Noun

Leid n (plural Leier)

  1. (Paderbornisch) song
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