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lede.

to manage, run

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈleːðə/[ˈle̝ːð̩][ˈle̝ːð̩˕˗ˠ]
  1. to manage, run

  2. to head, direct

  3. to lead, guide

  4. to conduct

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish lethæ, from Old Norse leiða (“to lead”), from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), cognate with English lead, German leiten. It is a causative of the verb *līþaną (“to go, pass”).

verb/ˈleːðə/[ˈle̝ːð̩][ˈle̝ːð̩˕˗ˠ]
  1. to look, search for

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish letæ, from Old Norse leita (“to seek, search”), from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną, cognate with Old English wlātian (“to look upon”), Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 (wlaitōn, “to look around”).

noun/ˈleːðə/[ˈle̝ːð̩][ˈle̝ːð̩˕˗ˠ]
  1. disgust, distaste, loathing

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish lethæ, from Old Norse leiða, derived from the adjective Old Norse leiðr (Danish led (“disgusting”)).

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