v. t. [ OE. tenden, AS. tendan; akin to G. zünden, OHG. zunten, Icel. tendra, Sw. tända, Dan. tænde, Goth. tandjan to kindle, tundnan to be kindled, to burn. Cf. Tinder. ] To kindle. [ Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From the native name: cf. Malayalam ta&unr_;&unr_;al. ]
n. [ OE. tinder, tunder, AS. tynder, tyndre; akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara, zuntra, Icel. tundr, Sw. tunder, Dan. tönder. See Tind. ] Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen. [ 1913 Webster ]
German tinder.
Tinder box,
[ 1913 Webster ]