"tind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tinds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English tind, tynd, from Old English tind (“tine, prong, tooth”), from Proto-West Germanic *tind, from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Dutch tinne (“tooth of a rake”), Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). Cf. the related tine. Also more distantly related to Dutch tand (“tooth, tine”), English tooth. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tind}} Middle English tind, {{m|enm|tynd}} tynd, {{inh|en|ang|tind|t=tine, prong, tooth}} Old English tind (“tine, prong, tooth”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*tind}} Proto-West Germanic *tind, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*tindaz|t=prong, pinnacle}} Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃dénts|t=tooth, projection}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth, projection”), {{cog|nl|tinne||battlement}} Dutch tinne (“battlement”), {{cog|de|Zinne||pinnacle, battlement}} German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), {{cog|da|tinde||pinnacle, battlement}} Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), {{cog|nl|tinne||tooth of a rake}} Dutch tinne (“tooth of a rake”), {{cog|is|tindur||spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement}} Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”), {{m|en|tine}} tine, {{m|nl|tand||tooth, tine}} tand (“tooth, tine”), {{m|en|tooth}} tooth Head templates: {{en-noun}} tind (plural tinds)
  1. A prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.
    Sense id: en-tind-en-noun-MLd94PhX
  2. (UK dialectal, Scotland) A branch of a deer's antler; the horn of a unicorn; a tooth of a harrow; a spike. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-tind-en-noun-NN9iGyOs Disambiguation of Cervids: 19 69 12 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 58 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 70 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tynd
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɪnd/ Forms: tinds [present, singular, third-person], tinding [participle, present], tinded [participle, past], tinded [past], tind [participle, past], tind [past]
Rhymes: -ɪnd Etymology: From earlier tend, from Middle English tenden, teenden, from Old English tendan (“to kindle”) (usually attested in compounds); related to Danish tænde, German zünden, Norwegian bokmål tenne. More at tend (sense 3). Etymology templates: {{m|en|tend}} tend, {{der|en|enm|tenden}} Middle English tenden, {{m|enm|teenden}} teenden, {{der|en|ang|tendan||to kindle}} Old English tendan (“to kindle”), {{m|da|tænde}} tænde, {{m|de|zünden}} zünden, {{m|nb|tenne}} tenne, {{l|en|tend}} tend Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=tind}} tind (third-person singular simple present tinds, present participle tinding, simple past and past participle tinded or tind)
  1. (obsolete) To ignite, kindle. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: teend, tine, teen
    Sense id: en-tind-en-verb-HwujTkEK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tynd
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English tind, tynd, from Old English tind (“tine, prong, tooth”), from Proto-West Germanic *tind, from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Dutch tinne (“tooth of a rake”), Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). Cf. the related tine. Also more distantly related to Dutch tand (“tooth, tine”), English tooth.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tinds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tind (plural tinds)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prong",
          "prong"
        ],
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "branch",
          "branch"
        ],
        [
          "limb",
          "limb"
        ],
        [
          "protruding",
          "protruding"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A branch of a deer's antler; the horn of a unicorn; a tooth of a harrow; a spike."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "antler",
          "antler"
        ],
        [
          "harrow",
          "harrow"
        ],
        [
          "spike",
          "spike"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK dialectal, Scotland) A branch of a deer's antler; the horn of a unicorn; a tooth of a harrow; a spike."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tynd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tind"
}

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