Etymology

laid

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Today it means: Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould. Full definition →

Middle English lade ← Old English gelād
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  1. Old English · derived fromgelād
  2. Middle English · derived fromlade“river crossing”
  3. English todayLaid

* As an English surname, from Middle English lade (“river crossing”), from Old English gelād, from lād (“canal, watercourse”). * As an Estonian surname, from the noun laid (“holm, islet”).

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