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led

Pronunciation: /lɛ̝ːd/

“led” is a Middle English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lead (element Pl)
  2. A cauldron (originally of lead)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”).

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