Led in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Led

You can make 7 words from 'led' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'led'
• 2 letters words from 'led'

3 letters words from 'led'

DEL 4	ELD 4
LED 4

2 letters words from 'led'

DE 3	ED 3
EL 2

Definitions and meaning of led

led

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/
• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Homophone: lead (metal element)
• Hyphenation: led

Verb

led

1. simple past tense and past participle of lead

Adjective

led (not comparable)

1. Under somebody's control or leadership.
   1. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• 'eld, DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, del, del., eld

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lled.

Noun

led m

1. size

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛt]
• Homophone: let

Noun

led m, inanimate

1. ice

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• led in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• led in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz, cognate with German Glied (“joint”), Lied (“song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. (anatomy) joint (movable connection between the bones in a body or a minor exterior part of the body; also of joints in a plant)
2. link (movable part of a thing or a plant)
3. link, part (element in a line of thought or a course of events)
4. generation (in a family tree)
5. (grammar) phrase (a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence)
6. (mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)

Inflection

References

• “led,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

A merger of two Old Norse nouns: 1. leið (“road, direction”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, cognate with English load, lode, German Leite (“slope”), Dutch lei (“slate”). 2. hlið f (“side”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, cognate with Old English hliþ n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

1. side, direction (of an object)

   Jeg skar guleroden over på den lange led.

   I cut the carrot in two lengthwise.

2. way (of doing something)

Inflection

References

• “led,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

From Old Norse hliðr, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą, cognate with Swedish lid (“gate”)), English lid, German lid (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. gate (in a fence or at a level crossing)

Inflection

References

• “led,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

From Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (“distressing”), Dutch leed (“sad”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Adjective

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

1. disgusting, odious, loathsome
2. nasty, beastly

Inflection

References

• “led,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

1. past tense of lide

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede

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Irish

Alternative forms

• let

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛd̪ˠ/

Contraction

led (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of le do (“with your sg”).

Related terms

Further reading

• "led" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• lei

Verb

led

1. simple past of lide

Etymology 2

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse liðr m, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Doublet of ledd n, although formerly considered alternative forms. Cognates include Icelandic liður, Danish led, Dutch lid and dialectal English lith.

Alternative forms

• Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led m (definite singular leden, indefinite plural leder or ledar, definite plural ledene or ledane)

1. (anatomy) a joint or a movable body part adjacent to it
2. a single part within a whole, especially a sequence
   1. a link (in a chain)
   2. a generation

Derived terms

• lea, lee (verb)

Related terms

• ledig
• ledug

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlið n, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. Akin to English lid. Ultimately rooted in the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

Alternative forms

• Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led n (definite singular ledet, indefinite plural led, definite plural leda)

1. a gate
2. an opening in a fence

Derived terms

• gardled
• gjerdeled
• grindled
• hageled

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hlið f.

Alternative forms

• Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led f (definite singular leda, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledene)

1. a side

Derived terms

• lodneled

Etymology 4

From English LED (“light-emitting diode”).

Noun

led m (definite singular led-en, indefinite plural led-ar, definite plural led-ane)

1. Alternative letter-case form of LED

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

led

1. present tense of leda and lede

References

Anagrams

• LED, del, edl, eld

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Portuguese

Noun

led m (plural leds)

1. Alternative spelling of LED

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːd/

Noun

lȇd m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

1. ice
2. great frigidity, freezing cold
3. hail
4. the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
5. (figurative) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
6. (figurative) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

Declension

Synonyms

• (hail): grȁd
• (ice plant): lédak

Derived terms

• sladoled

References

• Pero Budmani, editor (1898-1903) , “led”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 948
• “led” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːt/

Noun

lẹ̑d m inan

1. ice

Inflection

Further reading

• “led”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Spanish

Noun

led m (plural ledes)

1. LED

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lēþer, from Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt-.

Adjective

led

1. tired; bored
2. (archaic) disgusting, repulsive, loathsome; evil

Usage notes

The second sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply lede, as a name for the Devil.

Declension

Synonyms

• less
• trött

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish liþer, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Noun

led c

1. joint; the part of a limb where it can bend; such as a knee or a wrist; phalanx
   1. any mechanical joint where two parts are supposed to move (bend) with respect to each other

Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish liþ. Of the same origin as previous with alternate grammatical gender (cf. Old English liþ n).

Noun

led n

1. A queue; a row of people
2. (mathematics) term

   högerledet

   the right hand side; what's on the right hand side of the equality

3. stage

   Ett led i processen

   A stage in the process

Declension

Etymology 4

From Old Swedish lēþ, from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

led c

1. track, route; along which one may walk; go by bike

Declension

Derived terms

• (track): vandringsled, cykelled

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

led

1. past tense of lida.
2. imperative of leda.

Anagrams

• del, eld

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlið n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪː(d)/

Noun

led n (definite singular lede, dative leden, definite plural leda)

1. gate
2. work in a certain order or round, to which the parishioners (qualified to vote at the parish meeting) are bidden

Source: wiktionary.org

• LEAD, to go in advance.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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