Lend

Morpheme

Lend

Type

free base

Denotation

grant temporary possession or use, give temporary assistance

Etymology

Middle English lenden, len, lenen, lænen; Old English lǣnan

Evidence

forelend, forlend, interlend, lend, lendability, lendable, lendee, lender, lending, lends, nonlending, onlend, overlend, relend

Notes

unetymological <d> on analogy of bend, send

See Also

Lent

Homographs

Lend