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Lea vs Lei - What's the difference?

lea | lei |

As verbs the difference between lea and lei

is that lea is to tie, bind while lei is .

lea

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) legh, lege, lei "clearing, open ground" from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an open field, meadow
  • *XIX century , Alfred Tennyson,
  • *:Two children in two neighbor villages
  • *:Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas ;

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) lier, to bind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
  • A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

    • Anagrams

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    lei

    English

    (wikipedia lei)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) lei

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A garland of flowers in Hawaii.

    • See also

    *

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) lei

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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