† leindn.
Obsolete.
A hiding place, refuge.
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havenc1225
infleeinga1300
leinda1300
harbourc1300
reseta1325
harbouryc1325
refutec1350
asylec1384
receipta1393
refugec1405
port salut?1407
recept1423
porta1425
receptaclec1425
place (etc.) of refuge?a1439
retreat1481
port haven1509
stelling-place1513
refugie1515
retraict1550
safe haven1555
havening place1563
sanctuarya1568
safe harbour1569
sheepfold1579
subterfuge1593
arka1616
lopeholt1616
latebra1626
asylum1642
creep-hole1646
harbourage1651
reverticle1656
creeping-hole1665
a port in a (also the) storm1714
receptory1856
padded cell1876
funk-hole1900
a1300 Cursor Mundi 24728 We prai þat liuedi be vr leind [Edinb. lend].
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9652 Aha! þat wreche wit-vten freind, þat on na side mai gett him leind [Gött. lend].
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