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.

   • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.nə(n)/

• Audio:

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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

Declension

Declension 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

Old English

Adjective

līnnen

1. Alternative form of līnen