lyne

See also: Lyne

English

Noun

lyne (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyːnə/, [ˈlyːnə]

Verb

lyne (imperative lyn, infinitive at lyne, present tense lyner, past tense lynede, perfect tense er/har lynet)

  1. zip (to close with a zip fastener)
  2. lighten, lightning (to produce lightning)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old English līn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːn/, /lin/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

lyne (uncountable)

  1. 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.
  2. The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown and spun for use in textiles.
  3. Cloth woven from flax; linen.
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Etymology 2

From Old English līnen, equivalent to lyne + -en.

Adjective

lyne

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

References

Etymology 3

From Old English linde, lind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːn(ə)/

Noun

lyne (plural lynes)

  1. Alternative form of lynde.

References

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