"launde" meaning in Middle English

See launde in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlau̯nd(ə)/ Forms: laundes [plural], lande [alternative], lawnde [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lande, launde, from Late Latin *landa, from Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic *landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Doublet of lond; first attested in c. 1330. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|lande}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lande, {{der|enm|la-lat|*landa}} Late Latin *landa, {{der|enm|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|enm|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*landą||land}} Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), {{der|enm|cel-pro|*landā}} Proto-Celtic *landā, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*lendʰ-||land, heath}} Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”), {{doublet|enm|lond}} Doublet of lond, {{etydate|c|1330|nocap=1}} first attested in c. 1330 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} launde, {{enm-noun}} launde (plural laundes)
  1. A glade or clearing; a grassy plain surrounded by woodland.
    Sense id: en-launde-enm-noun-vhYw1XKN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Landforms: 51 49
  2. A plain; flat, uncultivated, and unforested land.
    Sense id: en-launde-enm-noun-4~zYAKyt Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 51 49

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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