lied
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lied¹
- /liːd/
Sounds like lead, lede, leed · Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).
noun lieder
- An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
lied²
- /laɪd/
Sounds like lyed · Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- simple past and past participle of lie (in the sense "to give false information intentionally")lie “They put on an unemotional face but they're concerned, all right,” he said. “I lied, you know, and they know it. At least Sam knows it. This just might not be so routine a procedure. But we have to go in, and right now.[…]
