linnen

See also: Linnen

English

Noun

linnen (countable and uncountable, plural linnens)

  1. Obsolete form of linen.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch linijn, originally an adjective. Equivalent to lijn +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: lin‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Noun

linnen n (plural linnens, diminutive linnentje n)

  1. (uncountable) Linen, a cloth made from flax.
    Synonym: lijnwaad
  2. (countable) Something made of linen.
    Synonym: lijnwaad

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: linnen
  • → Indonesian: linen
  • → Papiamentu: linnen (dated)

Adjective

linnen (not comparable)

  1. Made of linen.

Inflection
Inflection of linnen
uninflected linnen
inflected linnen
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. linnen
n. sing. linnen
plural linnen
definite linnen
partitive

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English linnan, from Proto-West Germanic *linnan, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlinən/

Verb

linnen (chiefly Northern)

  1. (transitive) To stop or end (not continue)
  2. (transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing:
  3. (transitive) To stop or end (cause to stop)
Conjugation
Conjugation of linnen (strong class 3, defective)
infinitive (to) linnen, linne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular linne lan
2nd-person singular linnest lanne, lan
3rd-person singular linneth lan
subjunctive singular linne lanne1
imperative singular —
plural2 linnen, linne lannen, lanne
imperative plural linneth, linne —
participles — —

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: lin (obsolete)
  • Scots: lin
References

Adjective

linnen

  1. Alternative form of lynnen
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