noun A national tongue (contra a foreign language).
noun The speech of a person, echelon of persons, or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.
noun A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow.
noun A constant or repeated line or verse; theme.
noun Patter; rigmarole.
noun Alternative spelling of lede (“a man; a person”).