English Explanatory Dictionary

belead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lead away.
  2. To lead; conduct.

Word forms

belead beleads beleading beled

Etymology

From Middle English beleden, from Old English belǣdan (“to lead astray”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- + lead. Cognate with Dutch beleiden, German beleiten.

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