lenden

See also: Lenden

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛndən

Noun

lenden

1. plural of lende

Anagrams

• lenend

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lendan, from Proto-West Germanic *landijan, from Proto-Germanic *landijaną; compare londen.

Alternative forms

• leende, leind, lend, lende, lendyn, leynd, leynde, lyende, lynde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːndən/, /ˈlɛːndən/, /ˈlɛndən/

Verb

lenden

1. To come; to go near:
   1. To arrive; to reach one's destination.
   2. To arrive at shore; to land.
   3. To come together; to come to another.
   4. To come upon; to light upon.
2. To dwell, stay; to make accommodation:
   1. To live (in a condition); to pursue (an occupation).
   2. (usually negated) To wait; to stay put.
3. To settle; to house; to give accommodation.
4. To maintain; to provide for.
5. To go; to move or journey.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lenden (weak in -te/-de)

infinitive	(to) lenden, lende
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	lende	lente, lende
2nd-person singular	lendest	lentest, lendest
3rd-person singular	lendeth	lente, lende
subjunctive singular	lende
imperative singular		—
plural1	lenden, lende	lenten, lente, lenden, lende
imperative plural	lendeth, lende	—
participles	lendynge, lendende	lent, lend, ylent, ylend

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• alenden
• overlenden

References

• “lẹ̄nden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English lendenu, lendinu; equivalent to lende +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

lenden

1. (chiefly Early Middle English) plural of lende

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic landī, from Proto-Germanic *landį̄ (“loins”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlen.den/

Noun

lenden n

1. loin

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lenden	lendenu
accusative	lenden	lendenu
genitive	lendenes	lendena
dative	lendene	lendenum

Descendants

• Middle English: lende, leend, leende, lynde
  • English: lend
  • Scots: lend, leynd