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Same "linde" as in Rosalind and Sieglinde, I assume
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Which means "soft". Though I've also read that "lind" has something to with serpents or dragons. The old Nordic name Lindorm means "dragon". The modern Swedish "lind" means lime-tree."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Same in German: "lind" means "soft" (originally: pliant, flexible). The wood of the lime-tree (Linde) is very flexible and so is the "Lindwurm". Others say that the tree got its name from its soft bast.
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