leed

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) grief, sorrow, anguish
2. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) harm

Adj

1. (Belgium) angry
2. sad

Verb

singular past indicative of lijden

lijden

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

grief

pain

sorrow

annoyance

disappointment

sadness

affliction

gall

gloom

newel

regret

sorrowfulness

torment

torture

tristesse

unhappiness

wofare

despondence

despondency

disconsolation

disheartenment

dolefulness

downheartedness

Synonyms

smart

verdriet

zorg

berouw

kommer

lijden

martelgang

melancholie

ongeluk

pijn

wee

zieleleed

bedroefenis

agonie

ongelukkigheid

bedroefdheid

droefheid

gal

kwelling

Translations

Kummer

Betrübnis

peine

Gram

dor

Harm

tristeza

douleur

Weh

Ärger

amargura

’ponos

désolation

chagrin

Schmerz

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lêet

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lēth

Inherited from Old Dutch: lēth

In summary

From Middle Dutch lêet, from Old Dutch *lēth, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą, related to *laiþaz (“loath”). Unrelated to lijden (“to suffer”).