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English word origin

Etymology of links

See link.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

plural of link

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of link

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See link.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Scots links (“sandy, rolling ground near seashore”), linkis, from Old English hlincas (“rising grounds, hills”).

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  • Derivation mentionlinkssco
  • Derivation mentionhlincang
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