legende
English
Noun
legende (plural legendes)
- Obsolete spelling of legend
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin legenda
Noun
legende c (singular definite legenden, plural indefinite legender)
- a legend
- en levende legende - a living legend
Inflection
Declension of legende
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | legende | legenden | legender | legenderne |
| genitive | legendes | legendens | legenders | legendernes |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From the verb at lege.
Verb
legende
- present participle of at lege
Italian
Noun
legende f pl
- plural of legenda
Latin
Participle
legende
- vocative masculine singular of legendus
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛˈdʒɛnd/, /ˈlɛdʒənd/
Noun
legende (plural legendes)
- A hagiography, especially when read in church (a biography of a saint)
- A compendium of hagiographies (a biography of a saint)
- A tale or narrative focusing on a single individual; a biography.
- Any tale or narrative, especially one of a historical background.
Descendants
- English: legend
- Scots: leegend
References
- “leǧende (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin legenda
Noun
legende m (definite singular legenden, indefinite plural legender, definite plural legendene)
- a legend
- en levende legende - a living legend
Related terms
References
- “legende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin legenda
Noun
legende f (definite singular legenda, indefinite plural legender, definite plural legendene)
- a legend
- ei levande legende - a living legend
Related terms
References
- “legende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Novial
Noun
legende c (plural legendes)
Old French
Noun
legende f (oblique plural legendes, nominative singular legende, nominative plural legendes)
- legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events; in particular an account the life of a saint)
Descendants
References
- legende on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Portuguese
Verb
legende
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