"lind" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɪnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lind.wav [Southern-England] Forms: linds [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnd 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lind}} Middle English lind, {{inh|en|ang|lind}} Old English lind, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*lindu}} Proto-West Germanic *lindu, {{der|en|gem-pro|*lindō}} Proto-Germanic *lindō, {{cog|nl|linde}} Dutch linde, {{cog|de|Linde}} German Linde, {{cog|sv|lind}} Swedish lind, {{cog|sq|lëndë||wood, timber, material}} Albanian lëndë (“wood, timber, material”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lind (plural linds)
  1. (obsolete) The lime tree, or linden tree. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lind-en-noun-7sjaHEy- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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