linnen

== English == === Noun === linnen (countable and uncountable, plural linnens) Obsolete form of linen. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch linijn, originally an adjective. Equivalent to lijn +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.nə(n)/ Hyphenation: lin‧nen Rhymes: -ɪnən === Noun === linnen n (plural linnens, diminutive linnentje n) (uncountable) linen, a cloth made from flax Synonym: lijnwaad (countable) something made of linen Synonym: lijnwaad ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: linnen → Indonesian: linen → Papiamentu: linnen (dated) === Adjective === linnen (not comparable) made of linen ==== Declension ==== ==== 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) (transitive) To stop or end (not continue) (transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing: (transitive) To stop or end (cause to stop) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== 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 alternative form of lynnen == Old English == === Adjective === līnnen alternative form of līnen