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Etymologies
- From Middle English lende, lendes, from Old English lendenu ("loins", plural) (in compound lenden-, lende-), from Proto-Germanic *landīn, *landijō (“loin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist, loin”). Cognate with Dutch lendenen ("loins", plural), German Lende ("haunch, loin"), Swedish länd ("haunch, loin"), Icelandic lend ("loin"). More at loin. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Chest would not doe him any further service; but if shee pleased to lende him a small sacke or bagge, shee might keepe the Cofer, for in her house it would divers way stead her.”
“To suche as lacke money thei lende, but for shamefull gaines: that is to saie, two shillynges of the pounde for euery Monethe.”
“And in the Carouan they vse this order, that the marchants doe lende flesh one to another, because they will not cary raw flesh with them, but pleasure one another by lending one one day and another another day.”
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“Daar word soms op ligsinnige manier opmerkings gemaak, oor die sogenaamde ironie dat in die nuwe nie-rassige Suid-Afrika, regstel - lende aksie na ras en kleur verwys.”
“Die Afrikaanse woord "regstel - lende aksie" is vir my juis so pragtig beskrywend van die ware doelstellings van die beleid: dis om reg te stel, nie om seer te maak nie.”
“God ȝieue þat ure ende be god ⁊ ȝieue þat he us lende.”
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
“God ȝeue þ̵ ure ende bo god. ⁊ wite þ̵ he us lende. þe.”
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
“Right-hand, or left-hand as Peeres with mutuall paritie, without disparagement may be please your Honors to joyne hand in hand, an so jointly to lende an eare (and lende it I beseech you) to a poore man, that invites your Honors to a christening, that I and my poore studies, like _Philemon_ and _Baucis_, may in so lowe a cottage entertaine so high, if not deities, yet dignities; of whom the Poet testifies.”
“Sa yuv pirridas, dikkdas trin mushia pash o dromescro rikk, hatchin keti chomano mush te vel de lendis navia, te len putcherde o boro Duvel ta navver lende.”
“Vonka foki nastis chin lende adre lilia, rikkerena lende aduro adre lendros sherria.”
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AnWulf Before it was "gird your loins" it was "gird thee lendes"!
Byspels: Tak we þe armor of God..gird þe lendis in trowþ. Oct 19, 2011
AnWulf alt singular is lend
Could be lend, lende in singular lendes, lenden in plural. Oct 19, 2011
AnWulf girden (up) lendes - to wrap (one's, someone's) loins; cover (one's) nakedness; fig. gird (one's) loins, prepare, get ready.
Alt plural is lenden. Oct 19, 2011