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English
Noun
hynde (plural hyndes)
- Obsolete form of hind. (female deer)
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish høwende, from Old Norse hœgindi (“comfort, pillow”), from hœgr (“comfortable”).
Noun
hynde c (singular definite hynden, plural indefinite hynder)
- cushion
- bolster
Inflection
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: hynde m or n
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