different between liane vs liage

English

Noun

liane (plural lianes)

1. Alternative form of liana

Anagrams

• A-line, Aline, Elain, Elian, Elina, Nelia, alien, aline, anile, elain, laine, linea

French

Etymology

From a native name, but influenced by lien (“to bind”)

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Pronunciation

Noun

liane f (plural lianes)

1. herbaceous or woody vine.
2. creeper

Further reading

• “liane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

liane f

1. plural of liana

Anagrams

• aneli
• linea

English

Etymology

Compare Old French liage (“a bond”). See liable.

Noun

liage

1. (obsolete) Union by league; alliance.

Anagrams

• Eliga, agile

Middle English

Noun

liage

1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

Adjective

liage

1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

Old French

Etymology

lier +? -age.

Noun

liage m (oblique plural liages, nominative singular liages, nominative plural liage)

1. link; tie; bond (something used to link two or more things together)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (liage)