eldertongue

Old English · adjective

læne

Normalised lǣne

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈlæː.ne/
Syllables
ˈlæː · ne (2 syllables)
Modern English
transitoryfleetingtemporary

Meaning

  1. transitory, temporary, fleeting

    hēr bið mon lǣne, · hēr bið mǣġ lǣne; eal þis eorþan ġesteal · īdel weorþeð!

    Here money is fleeting, here friend is fleeting, here man is fleeting, here kinsman is fleeting; All this foundation of the Earth will be empty!

    Hēr bið feoh lǣne, · hēr bið frēond lǣne,

Declension

Strong declension of læne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative lǣnelǣnulǣnolǣne
Accusative lǣnnelǣnelǣne
Genitive lǣneslǣnrelǣnes
Dative lǣnumlǣnrelǣnum
Instrumental lǣnelǣnrelǣne
Plural
Nominative lǣnelǣnalǣnelǣnulǣno
Accusative lǣnelǣnalǣnelǣnulǣno
Genitive lǣnralǣnralǣnra
Dative lǣnumlǣnumlǣnum
Instrumental lǣnumlǣnumlǣnum
Weak declension of læne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative lǣnalǣnelǣne
Accusative lǣnanlǣnanlǣne
Genitive lǣnanlǣnanlǣnan
Dative lǣnanlǣnanlǣnan
Instrumental lǣnanlǣnanlǣnan
Plural
Nominative lǣnanlǣnanlǣnan
Accusative lǣnanlǣnanlǣnan
Genitive lǣnralǣnenalǣnralǣnenalǣnralǣnena
Dative lǣnumlǣnumlǣnum
Instrumental lǣnumlǣnumlǣnum

All forms (11)

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