Old English · adjective
hlæne
Normalised hlǣne
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxlæː.ne/[ˈl̥æː.ne]
- Syllables
- ˈxlæː · ne (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- leanmeager
Meaning
-
lean; meager
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hlǣne | hlǣnuhlǣno | hlǣne |
| Accusative | hlǣnne | hlǣne | hlǣne |
| Genitive | hlǣnes | hlǣnre | hlǣnes |
| Dative | hlǣnum | hlǣnre | hlǣnum |
| Instrumental | hlǣne | hlǣnre | hlǣne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hlǣne | hlǣnahlǣne | hlǣnuhlǣno |
| Accusative | hlǣne | hlǣnahlǣne | hlǣnuhlǣno |
| Genitive | hlǣnra | hlǣnra | hlǣnra |
| Dative | hlǣnum | hlǣnum | hlǣnum |
| Instrumental | hlǣnum | hlǣnum | hlǣnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hlǣna | hlǣne | hlǣne |
| Accusative | hlǣnan | hlǣnan | hlǣne |
| Genitive | hlǣnan | hlǣnan | hlǣnan |
| Dative | hlǣnan | hlǣnan | hlǣnan |
| Instrumental | hlǣnan | hlǣnan | hlǣnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hlǣnan | hlǣnan | hlǣnan |
| Accusative | hlǣnan | hlǣnan | hlǣnan |
| Genitive | hlǣnrahlǣnena | hlǣnrahlǣnena | hlǣnrahlǣnena |
| Dative | hlǣnum | hlǣnum | hlǣnum |
| Instrumental | hlǣnum | hlǣnum | hlǣnum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlainiz (“inclined, leaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Descendants
lean
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