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)/

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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

• linnengoed
• linnenkast

Related terms

• lijn

Descendants

• Afrikaans: linne

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

• linne, lyn, lyne, lynne

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	linnynge, linnende	—

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

Related terms

• blinnen

Descendants

• English: lin (obsolete)
• Scots: lin

References

• “linnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Adjective

linnen

1. Alternative form of lynnen