lædan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną, causative of *līþaną (“to go, depart, travel”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to leave, depart, die”). Cognate with Old Frisian lēda, Old Saxon lēdian, Old High German leiten, Old Norse leiða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.dɑn/

Verb

lǣdan

1. to lead
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     On þām ġefeohte ēac swylċe Ðēodbald Æþelfriþes brōþor was ofslæġen mid ealle þȳ weorode þe hē lǣdde.

     Likewise in that battle Theodbald, Aethelfrith's brother, was slain with the whole army that he led.

2. to bring, take
3. to carry, convey
4. to guide, conduct

Conjugation

Conjugation of lǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	lǣdan	lǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lǣde	lǣdde
second person singular	lǣdest, lǣtst	lǣddest
third person singular	lǣdeþ, lǣtt, lǣt	lǣdde
plural	lǣdaþ	lǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lǣde	lǣdde
plural	lǣden	lǣdden
imperative
singular	lǣd
plural	lǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	lǣdende	(ġe)lǣded

Derived terms

• ǣlǣdend
• ætlǣdan
• ālǣdan
• anlǣdan
• belǣdan
• forelǣdan
• forlǣdan
• forþlǣdan
• ġelǣdan
• inlǣdan
• lǣdere
• mislǣdan
• oferlǣdan
• onlǣdan
• ōþlǣdan
• ūtlǣdan
• wiþlǣdan
• ymblǣdan

Related terms

• anbelǣdan
• inbelǣdan
• lād
• lādtēow
• līþan

Descendants

• Middle English: leden
  • English: lead
  • Scots: lede, leid