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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *līną.
Noun
*līn n
- flax
- Synonyms: *flahs, *haʀu
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*līn
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| Genitive
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*līnas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*līn
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*līnu
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| Accusative
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*līn
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*līnu
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| Genitive
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*līnas
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*līnō
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| Dative
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*līnē
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*līnum
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| Instrumental
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*līnu
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*līnum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: līn
- Old Frisian: līn
- Saterland Frisian: Lien
- West Frisian: lyn
- Old Saxon: līn
- Old Dutch: *līn
- Old High German: līn