laund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.

Pronunciation

/lɔːnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laund.wav

Word forms

laund launds laune

Etymology

From Middle English launde, from Old French launde (“wooded area”) (French lande), of Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic *landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Doublet of land.

Derived words

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