leiden

Meaning

1. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.
2. (class-1,strong,transitive) to suffer, bear, endure, undergo, experience (some hardship)
3. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to suffer
4. (class-1,strong,transitive) to like, tolerate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaɪ̯dən/

Etymology

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. Cognate with Dutch lijden, English lithe. The sense developed from “go, travel” via “endure” to “suffer”. This happened under the influence of Middle High German leiden (“to be sorry, suffer, be hated”), from Old High German leidēn, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþijan, and also the originally unrelated noun Leid (“sorrow”), which is cognate with English loath.