lædan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną, causative of *līþaną (“to go, depart, travel”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to leave, depart, die”). Cognate with Old Frisian lēda, Old Saxon lēdian, Old High German leiten, Old Norse leiða. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlæː.dɑn/ Rhymes: -æː.dɑn === Verb === lǣdan to lead late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History to bring, take Wonders of the East to carry, convey to guide, conduct ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== anbelǣdan inbelǣdan lād lādtēow līþan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: leden English: lead Scots: lede, leid