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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.
- 1751, Geronymo de Uztariz [i.e., Luis Jerónimo of Uztáriz and Hemiaga], “The Importance of Enforcing the Laws already Made in Spain in Favour of an Active Commerce. […]”, in John Kippax, transl., The Theory and Practice of Commerce and Maritime Affairs. […], volume II, London: […] John and James Rivington, […]; and John Crofts, […], →OCLC, page 404:
- Naples, the capital and court of that kingdom, has alſo a conſiderable trade, and vve may likevviſe find there a good market for many American commodities, ſuch as tobacco, cacao, ſugar, cochinille &c. by bartering them for linnens, ravv ſilk, and other things.
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]Declension of linnen | ||||
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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 | ||
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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
Old English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]līnnen
- Alternative form of līnen
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