lén

See also: Appendix:Variations of "len"

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛːn]

Noun

lén n

  1. genitive plural of léno

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lén.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ljɛːn/
    Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

lén n (genitive singular léns, nominative plural lén)

  1. fief, the domain of a feoffee
  2. county (län, administrative division of Sweden or Finland)
  3. (biology, taxonomy) domain
  4. (computing, Internet) domain, domain name

Declension

Declension of lén (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lén lénið lén lénin
accusative lén lénið lén lénin
dative léni léninu lénum lénunum
genitive léns lénsins léna lénanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lehen, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan, fief”), whence also the native doublet lán. Related to ljá.

Noun

lén n

  1. fief, fee
  2. royal grant or emoulement
  3. royal revenue
  4. share of good things

Declension

Declension of lén (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lén lénit lén lénin
accusative lén lénit lén lénin
dative léni léninu lénum lénunum
genitive léns lénsins léna lénanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lén
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: len
  • Norwegian Bokmål: len
  • Swedish: län
  • Danish: len

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lén”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 268; also available at the Internet Archive

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Adverb

lén • (練, 聯, 蹥, 躒, 輦, 𥌦, 𨇍, 𨖲)

  1. stealthily; covertly; secretly; surreptitiously; sneakily

Derived terms

Verb

lén

  1. (archaic) synonym of lẻn
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