leye

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ley, legh, lege, liegh

Etymology

From Old English lēah, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læi̯/, /liːx/

Noun

leye (plural leyes)

1. A piece of open land; field, meadow, lawn

Descendants

• English: leigh, lea
• Scots: le, ley, lei
• >? Yola: kotlieough, cotleough

References

• “lei(e, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.