lied

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
  2. verb be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
  3. verb be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).

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