ADJ.
most, other, over, sweet, young
VERB + LEDE
buried, land, reading, take
LEDE + NOUN
article, people, riches, story
noun
A man; a person.
& after to callice hee [Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey] arriued, / like a noble Leed of high degree, / & then to Turwin soone he hyed, / there he thought to haue found King Henery; […]
Sweet, yes sweet is over (beyond) measure / The marrying for the young lede (people); / Most sweet it is, I say yet (once more), / When it goes with the rede (counsel) of the elders.
noun
The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in.
Readers usually see the lead picture and read its caption first, before reading the lede of the article, so the article lede should not be a repetition of the caption.
"How can Mr. On-line Guy learn to be a journalist if he didn't go through what I went through?" they [newspaper journalists] ask. "I needed the city editor to tell me how to write a graceful sentence, and I was a year into the job before I could craft a decent lede?"
verb
Obsolete spelling of lead (“to guide”).
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
The news account started by recounting details of the candidate's appearance and buried the lede by not mentioning his new call for tax reform until the 19th paragraph.
& after to callice hee [Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey] arriued, / like a noble Leed of high degree, / & then to Turwin soone he hyed, / there he thought to haue found King Henery; […]
WiktionarySweet, yes sweet is over (beyond) measure / The marrying for the young lede (people); / Most sweet it is, I say yet (once more), / When it goes with the rede (counsel) of the elders.
WiktionaryGramércy, liegé King, / This is to me a comforting: / I tell you sickerly / For to have land or lede / Or other riches, so God me speed, / It is too much for me.
WiktionaryReaders usually see the lead picture and read its caption first, before reading the lede of the article, so the article lede should not be a repetition of the caption.
Wiktionary"How can Mr. On-line Guy learn to be a journalist if he didn't go through what I went through?" they [newspaper journalists] ask. "I needed the city editor to tell me how to write a graceful sentence,
WiktionaryI was thrilled to be in possession of this nugget, which could probably take over the lede of my story. This essentially and truly implicated one of the most respected homicide detectives in Boston, a
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, lede is marked as obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.