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)