alinen

Finnish

Adjective

alinen (comparative alisempi, superlative alisin)

1. (rare) under, underlying

Declension

Declension of alinen (type nainen) singular plural nominative alinen aliset genitive alisen alisten alisien partitive alista alisia accusative alinen alisen aliset inessive alisessa alisissa elative alisesta alisista illative aliseen alisiin adessive alisella alisilla ablative aliselta alisilta allative aliselle alisille essive alisena alisina translative aliseksi alisiksi instructive – alisin abessive alisetta alisitta comitative – alisine

Anagrams

• Anneli, Linnea

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• alynen

Etymology 1

From Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier

Verb

alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alininge, simple past and past participle alined)

1. to copulate

   She [-wolf] shal not be alyned withe noon of þe wolfes safe with on ... Þan þei goo a grete waye thennes and ther he alyned hure. — Duke of York, Master of Game, 1410

Etymology 2

From Latin allinere (“to bedaub”)

Verb

alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alininge, simple past and past participle alined)

1. to bedaub, thus annoint

   Hi beeþe eke atte fount Mid oylle and creyme alyned. — Poems of William of Shoreham, c1350

References

• Middle English Dictionary, aline