UrsprungFrom Old Swedish linde, from Old Norse lindi (“belt; girdle; strap”), likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz.
- to wind; to turn coils around something
- common-genderbroad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
- common-gender, figurativelyan early stage
“kväva något i sin linda” — stop something at an early stage
- common-gendera female given name
Formerlindar(present) · lindade(preterite) · lindat(supine) · linda(imperative) · linda(active, infinitive) · lindas(infinitive, passive) · lindat(active, supine) · lindats(passive, supine) · linda(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · linden(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · lindar(active, indicative, present) · lindade(active, indicative, past) · lindas(indicative, passive, present) · lindades(indicative, passive, past) · linda(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · lindade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · lindas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · lindades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)