lidden

Meaning

Noun

• A noise or din.
• A saying, song or story.

Origin

• From earlier leaden, ledden, leden, from Middle English leden, liden, lyden, from Old English lēoden, lȳden, related to Scots leid. See leid.
• Alternative etymology derives lidden from Old English hlȳd, hlȳden or Old Norse hljóð ("sound, clap, roar, ringing, tone, tune"). Compare also Old English lēoþ ("song, tune, poem").