linnen
See also: Linnen
English edit
Noun edit
linnen (countable and uncountable, plural linnens)
- Obsolete form of linen.
- 1663 March 9 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “February 27th, 1662–1663”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume IV, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1894, →OCLC, pages 57–58:
- Great, good company at dinner, among others Sir Martin Noell, who told us the dispute between him, as farmer of the Additional Duty, and the East India Company, whether callicos be linnen or no; which he says it is, having been ever esteemed so: they say it is made of cotton woole, and grows upon trees, not like flax or hempe.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch linijn, originally an adjective. Equivalent to lijn + -en.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
linnen n (plural linnens, diminutive linnentje n)
- (uncountable) Linen, a cloth made from flax.
- Synonym: lijnwaad
- (countable) Something made of linen.
- Synonym: lijnwaad
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
linnen (not comparable)
- Made of linen.
Inflection edit
| 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 edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: linne
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English linnan, from Proto-West Germanic *linnan, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
linnen (chiefly Northern)
- (transitive) To stop or end (not continue)
- (transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing:
- (transitive) To stop or end (cause to stop)
Conjugation edit
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 | linnynge, linnende | — | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “linnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
linnen
- Alternative form of lynnen