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Leven vs Leden - What's the difference?

leven | leden |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between leven and leden

is that leven is (obsolete) lightning while leden is (obsolete) language; speech.

As nouns the difference between leven and leden

is that leven is (obsolete) lightning while leden is (obsolete) language; speech.

leven

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) lightning
  • * Chaucer
    • Wild thunder dint and fiery leven .
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    leden

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Language; speech.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.11:
  • *:he was expert in prophecies, / And could the ledden of the gods unfold […].
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