lejd

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

lejd

1. past participle of leja

Adjective

lejd (not comparable)

1. hired

Declension

Inflection of lejd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	lejd	—	—
neuter singular	lejt	—	—
plural	lejda	—	—
masculine plural2	lejde	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	lejde	—	—
all	lejda	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish leidhe, from Middle Low German leide. Compare Danish leide, German Geleit, Old Norse leið.

Noun

lejd c

1. Only used in fri lejd

Declension

Declension of lejd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lejd	lejds
	definite	lejden	lejdens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• lejdebrev

References

• lejd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lejd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lejd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• leidhe in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L