Defn: One who lends.
The borrower is servant to the lender. Prov. xxii. 7.
LENDES
Lend"es, n. pl.
Defn: See Lends. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LENDING
Lend"ing, n.
1. The act of one who lends.
2. That which is lent or furnished.
LENDS Lends, n. pl. Etym: [AS. lend, lenden; akin to D. & G. lende, OHG. lenti, Icel. lend, and perh to E. loin.]
Defn: Loins. [Obs.] Wyclif.
LENE
Lene, v. i. Etym: [See Lend.]
Defn: To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obs.] Chaucer.