lenden

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• Rhymes: -ɛndən

lenden

1. plural of lende

• lenend

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

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

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

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.

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

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

lenden

1. (chiefly Early Middle English) plural of lende

From Proto-Germanic *landį̄ (“loins”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlen.den/

lenden n

1. loin

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