linnen

See also: Linnen

English

Noun

linnen (countable and uncountable, plural linnens)

  1. 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.nə(n)/
  • (file)
  • 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

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Indonesian: linen
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (dated)

Adjective

linnen (not comparable)

  1. Made of linen.

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Adjective

linnen

  1. Alternative form of lynnen
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