linden

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˈlɪn.dən//

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.

adjective

1
obsoleteMade of lime-wood.

Etymology

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

noun

1
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset.
2
The soft wood of such trees.

Forms

plural: lindens

Lina · A female given name, occasionally used in English.Lincoln · A city and local government district in Lincolnshire, England…Linda · A female given name from the Germanic languages.

linden · Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.

Linden · An English surname from Old English, a variant of Lyndon.Lindsay · A surname A Scottish habitational surname from Old English…Lindsey · A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire,…

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