different between lyne vs lene

English

Noun

lyne (countable and uncountable, plural lynes)

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

   • 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.

Anagrams

• -enyl, enyl, leyn

Danish

Etymology

See lyn (“lightning”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly?n?/, [?ly?n?]

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

• lyn, line, lin, lynye, lyny

Etymology 1

From Old English l?n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li?n/, /lin/
• Rhymes: -i?n

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.

Synonyms

• flex

Descendants

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

References

• “l??n, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.

Etymology 2

Adjective

lyne

1. Alternative form of lynnen

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?n(?)/

Noun

lyne

1. Alternative form of lynde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ly?.n?/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From lyn n (“lightning”).

Alternative forms

• ljona, lyna

Verb

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

1. (impersonal, intransitive) to produce 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

Etymology 2

From the adjective ly (“lew, tepid”).

Alternative forms

• lyna

Verb

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

1. (ergative) to lew

References

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

Anagrams

• ylen

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