Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English linde, lind.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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lynde (plural lyndes)

  1. Any of a number of trees of the genus Tilia; linden.
  2. The wood of a linden tree.
  3. (by extension) Any tree or woods.
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Descendants
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  • English: lind, lime
  • Scots: lind, lynde, leind
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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lynde

  1. Alternative form of lende

Etymology 3

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Verb

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lynde

  1. Alternative form of lenden (to come, dwell)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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lynde n

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by lynne

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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lynde n (definite singular lyndet, indefinite plural lynde, definite plural lynda)

  1. alternative spelling of lynne