Where does “leaid” come from?

leaid (Irish) comes from English lad, from Middle English ladde, from Old Norse ladd — hose, woolen stocking; sock; hose, woolen...

leaid (Irish): lad

Definitions

  1. lad

Ancestry of “leaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishladA boy or young man; A Jack the lad; a boyo; A...
2Middle EnglishladdeA servant or hireling; A male commoner; a man...
3Old Norseladdhose, woolen stocking; sock; hose, woolen...
Every word from Old Norse ladd →