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Leid vs Leed - What's the difference?

leid | leed |

Leed is a alternative form of leid.



As nouns the difference between leid and leed

is that leid is (Scotland, chiefly poetic) language while leed is language; tongue.

As an acronym LEED is

acronym of lang=en|Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design A system to categorise the level of environmentally sustainable construction in sustainable buildings.

leid

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

Etymology 1

From earlier leed, from (etyl) lede, reduced form of leden, . More at .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland'', ''chiefly poetic ) language
    • Usage notes
    * Commonly understood language, either literally or metaphorically: *: A daena speak the leid . ----

    leed

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Language; tongue.
  • A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language).
  • The speech of a person or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.
  • A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow.
  • A constant or repeated line or verse; theme.
  • Patter; rigmarole.

    • Related terms

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