leet

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liːt/ Rhymes: -iːt Homophone: Leith (th-stopping) === Etymology 1 === From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite. ==== Noun ==== leet (plural leets) (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves. ===== Derived terms ===== long leet short leet === Etymology 2 === From Old English lēt, past tense of lǣtan (“to let”). ==== Verb ==== leet (obsolete) simple past of let === Etymology 3 === Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (“meeting”), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta (Anglo-Latin), possibly from Old English ġelǣte (“crossroads”). ==== Noun ==== leet (plural leets) (UK, obsolete) A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === Jamieson mentions the alternative spellings lyth, lythe, laid, and laith, and connects it to a verb lythe (“to shelter”), as it "is frequently caught ... in deep holes among the rocks". ==== Noun ==== leet (plural leets) (UK) The European pollock. === Etymology 5 === From Middle English lete, from Old English ġelǣt, ġelǣte, from Proto-Germanic *galētą, *lētą. More at leat. ==== Noun ==== leet (plural leets) (obsolete) A place where roads meet or cross; intersection Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”). === Etymology 6 === Apheretic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions. ==== Alternative forms ==== 1337, eleet, el337, l33t, 31337, and 3l33t. ==== Noun ==== leet (uncountable) (Internet slang, dated) Abbreviation of leetspeak. ==== Adjective ==== leet (comparative leeter, superlative leetest) Of or relating to leetspeak. (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful. (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite. (slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet. 2006, Maximum PC (Autumn, page 26) Powered by leetness! You can have the leetest hardware imaginable in your gaming rig, but it won't matter if you run it with a cheap power supply. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Yaminjeongeum 야민정음 (yaminjeong'eum) gyaru-moji ギャル文字 Category:English leetspeak === References === “leet”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "leet" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998. === Anagrams === Teel, Tele, teel, tele, tele- == Finnish == === Noun === leet nominative plural of lee === Anagrams === tele, tele- == Luxembourgish == === Verb === leet inflection of leeden: third-person singular present indicative second-person plural present indicative second-person singular/plural imperative === Verb === leet inflection of leeën: third-person singular present indicative second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch lēth, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþ. ==== Adjective ==== lêet loathsome, abhorrent ===== Inflection ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== leit (Limburgish) ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: leed === Etymology 2 === From Old Dutch *lēth, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą. ==== Noun ==== lêet n damage, harm suffering, sadness sickness ===== Inflection ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== leit (Limburgish) ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: leed Limburgish: leidj === Further reading === “leet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 “leet (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “leet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “leet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II == North Frisian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Frisian lēta, from Proto-West Germanic *lātan. ==== Verb ==== leet (Föhr-Amrum) to let ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== lätje (Mooring) let (Sylt) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *lataz. ==== Adjective ==== leet (comparative leeter, superlative leest) (Sylt) late ===== Inflection ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== leed (Föhr-Amrum) lääs (Mooring) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === leet simple past and past participle of lee ==== Alternative forms ==== lea == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === leet n definite singular of le === Anagrams === elte, etle, lete, tele == Plautdietsch == === Adjective === leet sorry, regretful, rueful == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian let, from Proto-West Germanic *lat. More at late. === Adjective === leet late ==== Related terms ==== lääst leeter == Scots == === Etymology === Compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”). === Noun === leet (plural leets) a list == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English lete, from Old English ġelēte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liːt/ === Noun === leet leading road A man-made canal between sea and lake. === References ===