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Sleid vs Leid - What's the difference?

sleid | leid |

As a verb sleid

is to sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie.

As a noun leid is

woe, harm, grief, sorrow, suffering, affliction.

sleid

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    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 . ----