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lind¹

  • /lɪnd/

Sounds like lend (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪnd

Where it comes from

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”).

noun linds

  1. obsolete The lime tree, or linden tree. "And 'twere better for thee in the hill to be, And thy bride-dress finish sewing, Than sit under the lind and with runès-lay, A Christian man's heart to thee win."

Lind²

Where it comes from

* As an English, North German, Dutch, and North Germanic surname, from lind (“lime tree”).

* As a South German and Jewish surname, from the adjective lind (“gentle”).

* As a Yiddish surname, variant of Linde.

proper noun Lynds

  1. A surname.

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"lind." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lind. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lind. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lind

Chicago

"lind." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lind.

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@misc{lind_2026,
  title = {lind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}