See also: lied

Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • Leed (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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From Old High German liod.

Noun

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Lied n

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) song

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod (song, lay, singing), from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ (song), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (song).

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Lied n (strong, genitive Liedes or Lieds, plural Lieder, diminutive Liedchen n or Liedlein n)

  1. (music) song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: lied
  • Finnish: lied
  • Romanian: lied

See also

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Further reading

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  • Lied” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Lied” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Lied” in Duden online
  • Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Lied”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod (song, lay, singing), from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ (song), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (song).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Lied n (plural Lieder, diminutive Liedche)

  1. song
    Sie singe en aarich scheenes Lied.
    They are singing a very beautiful song.
    Ich kenne das Lied net.
    I don't know the song.

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Lied, Dutch lied, Old English lēoþ.

Noun

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Lied n (plural Lieder)

  1. song
  2. hymn
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