lende

See also: Lende and lëndë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lenta, from Proto-Indo-European *lent (“linse”). Compare Latin lens, lentis, Old High German linsi.

Noun

lende f

1. acorn
2. mast (fallen nuts and acorns of woodland trees used to feed pigs)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: len‧de

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lenden, from Old Dutch lendin, from Proto-Germanic *landį̄.

Noun

lende f (plural lenden or lendenen, diminutive lendetje n)

1. loin, bottom part of the back
2. flank, side

Derived terms

• kruislenden
• lamlenden
• lamlendig
• langlenden
• lendeader, lendenader
• lendeband, lendenband
• lendebloed, lendenbloed
• lendebraadje, lendenbraadje
• lendebreukig, lendenbreukig
• lendebroek, lendenbroek
• lendedarm, lendendarm
• lendedarmspier, lendendarmspier
• lendegedeelte, lendengedeelte
• lendegeschot, lendengeschot
• lendegordel, lendengordel
• lendekruid, lendenkruid
• lendekruis, lendenkruis
• lendekussen, lendenkussen
• lendelam, lendenlam
• lendelamheid, lendenlamheid
• lendeleuning, lendenleuning
• lendeloos, lendenloos
• lendemerg, lendenmerg
• lendendoek
• lendepijn, lendenpijn
• lendeplaaster, lendenplaaster
• lenderbraaien
• lenderekking, lendenrekking
• lendeslagader, lendenslagader
• lendeslepend, lendenslepend
• lendespier, lendenspier
• lendesteen, lendensteen
• lendestreek, lendenstreek
• lendestuk, lendenstuk
• lendetyphus, lendentyphus
• lendevang, lendenvang
• lendevlecht, lendenvlecht
• lendevlees, lendenvlees
• lendevuur, lendenvuur
• lendewater, lendenwater
• lendewee, lendenwee
• lendewervel, lendenwervel
• lendewervelkolom, lendenwervelkolom
• lendewortel, lendenwortel
• lendezak, lendenzak
• lendezeel, lendenzeel
• lendezenuw, lendenzenuw
• lendeziekte, lendenziekte
• lendezucht, lendenzucht
• lendezweer, lendenzweer
• osselende
• slaplende
• sleeplende, sleeplenden

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lende
• Skepi Creole Dutch: lent

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lende, shortening of *gelende, an unattested variant form of gelande, from lant (“land”).

Noun

lende m (plural lenden or lendenen, diminutive lendetje n)

1. fellow countryman
2. (close) neighbour

Synonyms

• aangelande
• gebuur, buur

Anagrams

• delen, leden

Estonian

Noun

lende

1. partitive plural of lend

   Synonym: lendusid

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lendenu, lendinu 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.

Alternative forms

• leend, leende, lynde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːnd(ə)/, /ˈlɛnd(ə)/

Noun

lende (plural lendes or lenden or lende)

1. (often in the plural) The (human) loins or their muscles.
2. The bottom portion of the torso.
3. The buttocks; the bottom.
4. (rare) The kidneys.

Descendants

• English: lend
• Scots: lend, leynd

References

• “lē̆nd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

lende

1. Alternative form of lenden (“to come, to dwell”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɛndə/, /²lɛnːə/

Noun

lende n (definite singular lendet, indefinite plural lende, definite plural lenda)

1. terrain

References

• “lende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.