Lunden

See also: lunden

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lunden.

Proper noun

Lunden

1. A municipality of Dithmarschen district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lunden n (proper noun, genitive Lundens or (optionally with an article) Lunden)

1. Lunden (a municipality of Dithmarschen district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Noun

Lunden

1. dative plural of Lund

Middle English

Proper noun

Lunden

1. Alternative form of London

Old English

Etymology

Together with Middle Welsh Llundein cannot be directly from Latin Londinium, which would yield Old English *Lynden via i-mutation. But both may continue Vulgar Latin *Lundeinju (Late British Latin) if the medial -i- of the original word was short.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlun.den/

Proper noun

Lunden f

1. London
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Efficacy of the Holy Mass"

     Sē ealdormann sealde hine sumum Frīsan of Lundene.

     The aldorman sold him to a Frisian from London.

Declension

Declension of Lunden (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Lunden	—
accusative	Lundene	—
genitive	Lundene	—
dative	Lundene	—

Synonyms

• Lundenburg
• Lundenċeaster
• Lundentūn
• Lundenwīċ

Derived terms

• Lundene bryċġ
• Lundenisċ
• Lundenwaran
• Lundenwaru
• Lundenweġ

Descendants

• Middle English: Lunden, London
  • English: London
    • Norwegian Bokmål: London
• → Latin: Lundonia