lyne
See also: Lyne
English
Noun
lyne (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of linen.
- Edmund Spenser
- Nor any weaver, which his work doth boast
In diaper, in damask, or in lyne,
Might in their diverse cunning ever dare
With this so curious net-work to compare.
- Nor any weaver, which his work doth boast
- Edmund Spenser
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyːnə/, [ˈlyːnə]
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English līn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːn/, /lin/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
lyne (uncountable)
- A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers.
- The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown and spun for use in textiles.
- Cloth woven from flax; linen.
Synonyms
References
- “lin, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.
Etymology 2
From Old English līnen, equivalent to lyne + -en.
References
- “linen, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.
Etymology 3
From Old English linde, lind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːn(ə)/
References
- “lind(e, (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.
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