Obs. exc. dial. In 4 vlindre. [= mod.Du. vlinder.] A moth or butterfly.
1340. Ayenb., 206. Zuo long uliȝþ þe ulindre aboute the candle: þet hi bernþ.
1736. Pegge, Kenticisms, Flinder, a butterfly.
1887. in Kent Gloss.