LIND1
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f., dat. lindi, Eg. 567 (in a verse), [A. S. lind; Engl. linden, lime; O. H. G. linta; Germ. linde; Dan. lind]:—a lime-tree, Edda (Gl.), Merl. 2, 88, Pr. 406, passim, see Lex. Poët.
II. metaph. a shield (of lime-wood), Rm. 32, Vsp. 50; steind lind, a stained shield, Lex. Poët.; as also a spear, Fas. ii. 320 (in a verse), Lex. Poët.: bauga lind, Völ. 5, is dubious, perhaps = lime-bast, on which the rings were strung.