English Explanatory Dictionary

lind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lime tree, or linden tree.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/lɪnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lind.wav

Word forms

lind linds Lynds

Etymology

From Middle English lind, linde, from Old English lind, from Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō. Cognate with Dutch linde, German Linde, Swedish lind. Cognate to Albanian lëndë (“wood, timber, material”).

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