Old English · noun

leah

Normalised lēah

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /læ͜ɑːx/
Syllables: læ͜ɑːx (1 syllable)
Modern English: clearing lea leigh meadow

leah1 · noun · masculine

Senses

clearing
meadow

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of leah
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēah	lēas lēa
Accusative	lēah lēa	lēas lēa
Genitive	lēas lēa	lēana
Dative	lēa	lēam lēaum

leah2 · noun · feminine · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of lēag

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of leah
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēah	lēaga lēage
Accusative	lēage	lēaga lēage
Genitive	lēage	lēaga
Dative	lēage	lēagum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“clearing”), derived from *lewk- (“bright”). The use of the word meaning "meadow" is a later development of the word, possibly aided by confusion between lēas (plural of the original meaning of lēah) with lǣs.

From Proto-West Germanic *laugu.

Descendants

lea, leigh

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