lidden

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromhljóð“sound, clap, roar, ringing, tone, tune”
2. Old English · inherited fromhlȳd
3. Old English · inherited fromlēoden
4. Middle English · inherited fromleden
5. English todaylidden

From earlier leaden, ledden, leden, from Middle English leden, liden, lyden, from Old English lēoden, lȳden (“speech, language”), related to Scots leid (“language”). See leid. Alternative etymology derives lidden from Old English hlȳd, hlȳden (“sound, noise, clamour, din”) or Old Norse hljóð (“sound, clap, roar, ringing, tone, tune”). Compare also Old English lēoþ (“song, tune, poem”).

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