"lende" meaning in Middle English

See lende in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleːnd(ə)/, /ˈlɛnd(ə)/ Forms: lendes [plural], lenden [plural], lende [plural], leend [alternative], leende [alternative], lynde [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English lendenu, lendino pl, from Proto-Germanic *landijō, *landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-. Cognate with Dutch lendenen pl (“loins”), German Lende (“haunch, loin”), Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Icelandic lend (“loin”). More at loin. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*lendʰ-|id=loin}}, {{inh|enm|ang|lendenu}} Old English lendenu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*landijō}} Proto-Germanic *landijō, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*lendʰ-|id=loin}} Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-, {{cog|nl|lendenen||loins|g=p}} Dutch lendenen pl (“loins”), {{cog|de|Lende||haunch, loin}} German Lende (“haunch, loin”), {{cog|sv|länd||haunch, loin}} Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), {{cog|is|lend||loin}} Icelandic lend (“loin”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lende, {{enm-noun|lendes|pl2=lenden|pl3=lende}} lende (plural lendes or lenden or lende)
  1. (often in the plural) The (human) loins or their muscles. Tags: in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-lende-enm-noun-fa-ATKZq
  2. The bottom portion of the torso.
    Sense id: en-lende-enm-noun-HnlZpZHh
  3. The buttocks; the bottom.
    Sense id: en-lende-enm-noun-9BQSWndp
  4. (rare) The kidneys. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-lende-enm-noun-Pz3dEY8Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} lende
  1. alternative form of lenden (“to come, to dwell”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lenden (extra: to come, to dwell)
    Sense id: en-lende-enm-verb-H5TwTz4z Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Body parts Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 2 2 7 3 8 5 5 2 26 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 4 2 5 3 3 1 31 48 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 2 29 55 Disambiguation of Body parts: 8 8 4 33 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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