Leden

noun

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Noun

1
Language; speech. obsolete, uncountable
"he was expert in prophecies, / And could the ledden of the gods unfold […]"

Example

"he was expert in prophecies, / And could the ledden of the gods unfold […]"

Etymology

From Middle English leden, leoden, from Old English lēoden (“national or popular language”). More at leid and leed.

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