lædan

Meaning

1. to lead

   On þām ġefeohte ēac swylċe Ðēodbald Æþelfriþes brōþor was ofslæġen mid ealle þȳ weorode þe hē lǣdde.

   Likewise in that battle Theodbald, Aethelfrith's brother, was slain with the whole army that he led.

   late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

2. to bring, take

   Ðā menn ðe tō ðām dyrstiġe beoð þæt hī þæt gold nimen, þonne lǣdað hī mid him olfenda myran mid hyra folan ⁊ stēdan. Þā folan hī getīġað ǣr hī ofer þā ēa faran. Þæt gold hī gefǣtað on ðā myran ⁊ his sylfe onsittað ⁊ þā stēdan þǣr forlǣtað.

   Those who are bold enough to take the gold bring with them male camels and female camels with their calves. They tie up the calves before they cross over the river. They load the gold on the mares, and sit on them themselves, and leave the males there.

   Wonders of the East

3. to carry, convey

4. to guide, conduct

Conjugation