lyne

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English

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Noun

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lyne (countable and uncountable, plural lynes)

  1. Obsolete form of line.
  2. Obsolete form of linen.

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Danish

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Etymology

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See lyn (lightning)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lyːnə/, [ˈlyːnə]

Verb

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (line, rope, flaxen cord, thread).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.
Synonyms
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Descendants
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  • English: line, linseed (in compound with seed)
  • Yola: leen

References

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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lyne

  1. Alternative form of loyne (loins)

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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lyne

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lyne

  1. Alternative form of lynde

Etymology 5

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Verb

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lyne

  1. Alternative form of linnen

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From lyn n (lightning).

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Verb

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lyne (present tense lyner, past tense lynte, past participle lynt, passive infinitive lynast, present participle lynande, imperative lyn)

  1. (impersonal, intransitive) to produce lightning
    det lyner
    it is lightning
  2. (intransitive) to emit one or more flashes, to gleam
  3. (intransitive, of eyes, idiomatic) to light up (in rage)
  4. (intransitive) to flash; to move very fast
    han lynte forbi meg
    he flashed past me

Etymology 2

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From the adjective ly (lew, tepid).

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Verb

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lyne (present tense lynar, past tense lyna, past participle lyna, passive infinitive lynast, present participle lynande, imperative lyne/lyn)

  1. (ergative) to lew

References

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  • “lyne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • lyne” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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