Etymology

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Today it means: An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. Full definition →

German Lied
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lied · noun1

  1. German · borrowed fromLied“song”
  2. English todaylied

Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).

lied · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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