lande

lande · noun¹

1. Old English · derived fromland“land”
2. Old English · inherited fromlande
3. Middle English · inherited fromlande
4. English todaylande

From Middle English lande, londe (dative form), from Old English lande, dative singular of Old English land (“land”).

lande · noun²

1. Old French · derived fromlande“clearing in a wood, leigh; remote wooded area”
2. Middle French · derived fromlande
3. French · borrowed fromlande
4. English todaylande

Borrowed from French lande, from Middle French lande, from Old French lande (“clearing in a wood, leigh; remote wooded area”). Doublet of lawn and land.

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