From earlier len (with excrescent -d, as in sound), from Middle English lenen, lænen, from Old English lǣnan (“to lend; give, grant, lease”), from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną (“to loan”), from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave, leave over”).
Cognate with Scots len, lend (“to lend”), West Frisian liene (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Dutch lenen (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Danish låne (“to lend, loan”), Swedish låna (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic lána (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic léna (“to grant”), Latin linquō (“quit, leave, forlet”), Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave, release”). See also loan.
Meanings
(dialectal, with-definite-article) Loan (permission to borrow (something)).
Our thanks go to Diran Adebayo for his support, especially his lend of Everything You're Told Is True, to the website. It has been an honour to host […] 2010, One Million Stories Creative Writing Project 2009 Anthology, →ISBN, page 10:
Yesterday asked Mr. Aray the lend of 8s. 6d. for a month. 1866, Walkden, Diary, 6
“Give these to your dad, Betsy, tell him thanks for the lend of them. I'm leaving next week, Betsy.” “Really, where are you going?” Betsy played dumb. 2016, Mary Peters, Betsy, The Coalminer's Daughter, New Generation Publishing, →ISBN:
“But,” says Arthur, “I wouldn't be proud of your clothes, / For you've only the lend of them, as I suppose.” c. 1800s, Arthur McBride, version from 2012, Dick Sheridan, Irish Songs for Ukulele (Songbook), Hal Leonard Corporation
However, Weldon would soon note his declining potato yield, and his suspicions were confirmed one night when he confronted Joe with a jumper full of spuds. Somehow, Joe managed to talk his way out of trouble. 'I told him I was getting the lend of them,' Joe laughed. It wasn't only vegetables that were targeted, though. For generations of children who grew up on ... 2008, Ronan Casey, Joe Dolan: The Official Biography, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
From earlier len (with excrescent -d, as in sound), from Middle English lenen, lænen, from Old English lǣnan (“to lend; give, grant, lease”), from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną (“to loan”), from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave, leave over”).
Cognate with Scots len, lend (“to lend”), West Frisian liene (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Dutch lenen (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Danish låne (“to lend, loan”), Swedish låna (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic lána (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic léna (“to grant”), Latin linquō (“quit, leave, forlet”), Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave, release”). See also loan.
Meanings
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
Where is that hundred euros I lent you months ago?
Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend. 2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 71:
I will only lend you my car if you fill up the tank.
(intransitive) To make a loan.
(reflexive) To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
The long history of the past does not lend itself to a simple black and white interpretation.
Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and largeness to his compositions. 1886, John Addington Symonds, Sir Philip Sidney:
The subtle use of strings lends fluidity to the composition.
Can you lend me some assistance?
[…] Cato, lend me for a vvhile thy Patience, / And condeſcend to hear a young Man ſpeak. 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 23:
The famous director lent his name to the new film.
The evidence lends credence to the witness's testimony.
FORSEA absolutely condemns the political manipulation on the part of the junta, General Prayuth, the Thai Senate and the parties that lent their support for General Prayuth that led him to parliamentary victory. 2019 June 8, “Condemning the return to premiership of General Prayuth Chan-ocha through a manipulative method”, in forsea.co, FORSEA, retrieved 09 Jun 2019:
The old silver lends an air of elegance to an otherwise drab room.
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дава́ть взаймы́ (to allow to be used temporarily) · pl pożyczyć (to allow to be used temporarily) · hy փոխ տալ (to allow to be used temporarily) · kk қарыз беру (to allow to be used temporarily) · mn зээлдүүлэх (to allow to be used temporarily) · tr ödünç vermek (to allow to be used temporarily) · mn зээл өгөх (to allow to be used temporarily) · hu kölcsönad (to allow to be used temporarily) · ky карыз берүү (to allow to be used temporarily) · nl uitlenen (to allow to be used temporarily) · sl posojati (to allow to be used temporarily) · sw kukopesha (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru ссужа́ть (to allow to be used temporarily) · sk požičiavať (to allow to be used temporarily) · is lána (to allow to be used temporarily) · grc δανείζω (to allow to be used temporarily) · mk зајмува (to allow to be used temporarily) · be пазыча́ць (to allow to be used temporarily) · km ឲ្យខ្ចី (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru ссуди́ть (to allow to be used temporarily) · be пазы́чыць (to allow to be used temporarily) · es acreer (to allow to be used temporarily) · da låne (ud) (to allow to be used temporarily) · uk позича́ти (to allow to be used temporarily) · ar أَقْرَضَ (to allow to be used temporarily) · arz عار (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru дать в долг (to allow to be used temporarily) · fi antaa lainaksi (to allow to be used temporarily) · zyp hlang (to allow to be used temporarily) · sh posúditi (to allow to be used temporarily) · ar سَلَّفَ (to allow to be used temporarily) · lt paskolinti (to allow to be used temporarily) · ro împrumuta (to allow to be used temporarily) · ka სესხება (to allow to be used temporarily) · fr se prêter à ((reflexive) to be suitable) · grc κίχρημι (to allow to be used temporarily) · io prestar (to allow to be used temporarily) · fi lainata (to allow to be used temporarily) · sh посу́дити (to allow to be used temporarily) · fa قرض دادن (to allow to be used temporarily) · lv aizdot (to allow to be used temporarily) · sh pozàjmiti (to allow to be used temporarily) · th ให้ยืม (to allow to be used temporarily) · fr prêter (to allow to be used temporarily) · my ငှား (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru заня́ть (to allow to be used temporarily) · lo ໃຫ້ຍືມ (to allow to be used temporarily) · sv låna ut (to allow to be used temporarily) · uz qarzga bermoq (to allow to be used temporarily) · grc δανείζω (to make a loan) · zlw-ocs požitčiti (to allow to be used temporarily) · yi לײַען (to allow to be used temporarily) · de borgen (to allow to be used temporarily) · ia prestar (to allow to be used temporarily) · de verleihen (to allow to be used temporarily) · zlw-ocs požitčovati (to allow to be used temporarily) · cmn 借出 (to allow to be used temporarily) · arz سلف (to allow to be used temporarily) · de leihen (to allow to be used temporarily) · hi उधार देना (to allow to be used temporarily) · cs půjčit (to allow to be used temporarily) · sl posoditi (to allow to be used temporarily) · yi אויסבאָרגן (to allow to be used temporarily) · sk požičať (to allow to be used temporarily) · eo prunti (to allow to be used temporarily) · el δανείζω (to allow to be used temporarily) · tr iğreti vermek (to allow to be used temporarily) · az borc vermək (to allow to be used temporarily) · scn pristari (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru одолжи́ть (to allow to be used temporarily) · la commodō (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru ода́лживать (to allow to be used temporarily) · mn зээлэх (to allow to be used temporarily) · et laenama (to allow to be used temporarily) · bg зае́ма (to allow to be used temporarily) · kn ಎರವಲುಕೊಡು (to allow to be used temporarily) · cs půjčovat (to allow to be used temporarily) · vi cho mượn (to allow to be used temporarily) · sh поза̀јмити (to allow to be used temporarily) · ja 貸す (to allow to be used temporarily) · nrf prêter (to allow to be used temporarily) · bg подда́вам се ((reflexive) to be suitable) · pl pożyczać (to allow to be used temporarily) · ur قرض دینا (to allow to be used temporarily) · fo læna (to allow to be used temporarily) · ko 빌리다 (to allow to be used temporarily) · ru дава́ть в долг (to allow to be used temporarily) · nl lenen (to allow to be used temporarily) · zlw-ocs požitčievati (to allow to be used temporarily) · tk karz bermek (to allow to be used temporarily) · mi tukumoni (to make a loan) · ru дать взаймы́ (to allow to be used temporarily) · id meminjam (to make a loan) · cmn 借 (to allow to be used temporarily) · zza lendene (to allow to be used temporarily) · fi lainata (to make a loan) · uz qarz bermoq (to allow to be used temporarily) · ca prestar (to allow to be used temporarily) · it prestare (to allow to be used temporarily)
From Middle English lende (usually in plural as lendes, leendes, lyndes), from Old English lendenu, lendino (“loins”), plural of Old English lenden (“loin”), from Proto-West Germanic *landī, from Proto-Germanic *landį̄ (“loin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loin, kidney”). Cognate with Scots lend, leynd (“the loins, flank, buttocks”), Dutch lendenen (“loins, reins”), German Lenden (“loins”), Swedish länder (“loins”), Danish lænd (“loin”), Icelandic lendar (“loins”), Latin lumbus (“loin”) (whence loin),
Polish lędźwie (“loins”),
Russian ля́двея (ljádveja, “thigh, haunch”).
Meanings
(UK, dialectal) The lumbar region; loin.
(UK, dialectal, of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.