different between elne vs lene

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English elnen, from Old English elnian (“to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength”), from Proto-Germanic *aljan?n? (“to strengthen, encourage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with Old High German ellin?n (“to emulate, strive”), Icelandic elna (“to grow stronger”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (aljan?n, “to emulate”). See ellen.

Verb

elne (third-person singular simple present elnes, present participle elning, simple past and past participle elned)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage.

Derived terms

• eldning
• elning

Etymology 2

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”). More at ellen.

Noun

elne (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ellen

Anagrams

• Leen, Neel, lene

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English eln, from Proto-Germanic *alin?.

Alternative forms

• elle, ellen, eln, ellyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ln/, /?l/, /??l?n/

Noun

elne (plural elnes or elnen)

2. A ell (unit of measure)

Related terms

• elbowe

Descendants

• English: ell
• Scots: elne, ellne, eln, el, ell

References

• “eln(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.

Etymology 2

From Old English ellen, from Proto-Germanic *aljan?.

Alternative forms

• ellen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ln/, /??l?n/

Noun

elne (uncountable)

2. power, strength, might

Related terms

• elnen

Descendants

• English: ellen, elne (obsolete)

References

• “elne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.

English

Noun

lene (plural lenes)

1. (phonetics) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
2. (phonetics) Any of the lene consonants, such as Greek pi, kappa, tau.

Anagrams

• Leen, Neel, elne

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?n?

Verb

lene

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of lenen

Anagrams

• leen

Galician

Etymology

From Latin l?nis, in substitution of the inherited form len (attested 13th century) which is preserved in the adverbial phrase ao len (“out in the open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?ne?/

Adjective

lene m or f (plural lenes)

1. (literary) mild, gentle, soft
   • c1300, R. Martínez López (ed.), General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV. Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 280:

     Madre, sabes tu que Esau, meu yrmão he veloso et eu nõ, mays som lem, et se meu padre me apalpar et souber que sóóm eu, medo ey que coyde queo quis [excarnesçer], et em lugar de bendiçõ ey medo que me maldiga.

     Mother, you know that Esau, my brother, is hairy, but not me, I'm hairless; and if my father would touch me and find that it's me, I fear that he would think that I was mocking him, and instead of his blessing I would have his curse

   Synonyms: maino, suave

References

• “lem” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “lene” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “lene” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lene” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin l?nis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.ne/
• Rhymes: -?ne
• Hyphenation: lè?ne

Adjective

lene (plural leni) (literary)

1. mild, gentle, soft

   Synonyms: delicato, lieve, mite, soave

   Antonyms: aspro, brusco, forte, greve, pesante

2. (poetic) smooth
3. (phonetics) lenis

Derived terms

• lenemente

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le.ne/
• Rhymes: -ene
• Hyphenation: lé?ne

Noun

lene f pl

1. plural of lena

Latin

Etymology 1

From l?nis.

Adverb

l?ne (comparative l?nius, superlative l?nissim?)

1. softly, gently

   Synonym: l?niter

Related terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

l?ne

1. nominative singular neuter of l?nis
2. vocative singular neuter of l?nis
3. accusative singular neuter of l?nis

References

• lene in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lene in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German lehnen

Verb

lene (imperative len, present tense lener, passive lenes, simple past lenet or lente, past participle lenet or lent, present participle lenende)

1. to lean

Derived terms

• armlene (of noun)

References

• “lene” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lena

Etymology

From German lehnen

Verb

lene

1. to lean

Derived terms

• armlene (of noun)

References

• “lene” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin l?nis, l?nem. (The expected native form would be *lem from Old Portuguese l?e.)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?le.ni/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?le.n?/
• Hyphenation: le?ne

Adjective

lene m or f (plural lenes, comparable)

1. smooth, mild, gentle, soft

   Synonyms: brando, suave

Related terms

• leniente
• leniência

Romanian

Etymology

From Slavic *l?n?. Compare Serbo-Croatian lijén?st, Russian ???? (len?), Polish le?. Cf also Aromanian leani.

Noun

lene f (uncountable)

1. laziness, sloth, idleness, indolence

   Synonyms: indolen??, trând?vie, lâncezeal?, del?sare

Derived terms

Swedish

Adjective

lene

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of len.

Anagrams

• elen