\Le"od\ (l[=e]"[o^]d), n. [AS. le['o]d people, nation, man,
chief; akin to OS. liud, OHG. liut, pl. liuti, G. leute, pl.,
fr. AS. le['o]dan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan, OS. liodan,
OHG. liotan to grow; cf. Skr. ruh. [root]123.]
People; a nation; a man. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. --Bp.
Gibson.