[8] lind (f.) ‘linden’: From lind ‘linden, lime-tree’. In poetry this could refer either to a shield or to a spear made of linden wood (see Notes to SnSt Ht 9/2 and 10/3). Lind is also a poetic term for ‘shield’ in Old English (e.g. Beowulf l. 2337) and Old High German (lintun pl., Hildebrandslied l. 67).