Middle English Dictionary Entry
leind n.
Entry Info
| Forms | leind n. Also lẹ̄nd. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI leynd. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A refuge.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)9652 : Aha, þat wreche wit-vten freind þat on na side mai gett him leind [Göt: lend].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)24211 : Mi sun sa suet to me, þou sai Hu þat i nu sal wend mi wai Quarfor to lait me leind [Göt: freind]?
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)24728 : We prai þat liuedi be vr leind, þat we mai find hir sun for frend.