len

Inherited from Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.[2]

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛn]
• Hyphenation: len
• Rhymes: -ɛn

len m inan

1. flax (any plant of the genus Linum)
2. flax (fibers)

• len in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• len in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• len in Internetová jazyková příručka

From Middle Low German lēn, from Old Saxon lēhan, from Proto-West Germanic *laihn, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), cognate with German Lehn (Swedish län is a loan from Low German). Doublet of lån.

• IPA^(key): [ˈleˀn]

len n (singular definite lenet, plural indefinite len)

1. (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)
2. (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)
3. (historical) county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)

   Synonyms: amt, region, syssel

• lensbaron
• lensgreve
• lensherre
• lensmand
• lensvæsen

• “len” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Romansch len, lenn, lain.

len m (plural lens)

1. wood

• legnôs

len

1. third-person plural present indicative of ler

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛn]

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• Hyphenation: len
• Rhymes: -ɛn

len (plural lenek)

1. flax

• len in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

len

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of le

This form is found only before bhur (“your pl”) and is not part of the standard written language. In older texts, len bhur may also be spelled le nbhur.

len

1. imperative of lene

• ľen (alternative writing)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈlɛn/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlɛn/

len m inan

1. flax

• Czech: len

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “len”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-. Doublet of lina.

• IPA^(key): /lɛn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: len

len m inan

1. flax (any member of the genus Linum)
2. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fibre)

   Synonym: płótno

• len in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• len in Polish dictionaries at PWN

len m

1. river

• lain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• lenn (Sursilvan, Surmiran)

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.

len m

1. (Sutsilvan) wood

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

lȇn (definite lȇnī, comparative lȅnjī, Cyrillic spelling ле̑н)

1. Alternative form of lijen (“lazy”).

• IPA^(key): [len]

len

1. only, just

• “len”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

From Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

• IPA^(key): /léːn/, /lɛ́n/

lẹ̑n or lȅn (comparative bȍlj lẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj lẹ̑n)

1. lazy

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• prelén

• “len”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz.

len (comparative lenare, superlative lenast)

1. smooth and soft

   lena kinder

   smooth cheeks

2. (by extension) smooth (of taste and the like)

Focuses on the (pleasant) sensation when dragging one's fingers (or another body part) across something smooth and soft. Smooth and soft to the touch.

• Lena Handén
• honungslen (“honeyed”)
• len i munnen
• len som en barnrumpa (“smooth as a baby's bottom”)
• len som en persika (“smooth as a peach”)
• len som honung (“smooth as butter”) (literally, "smooth as honey")
• silkeslen (“silky, silky smooth”)

• slät (“smooth (whether hard or soft)”)

From Turkish lan.

len

1. (slang) friend, buddy, pal (friendly term of address)

   Vad händer, len?

   What's going on, buddy?

• len in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• len in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɛŋ˧˧]

From French laine.

len

1. wool
2. yarn

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len • (踚, 蹥, 𨈆)

1. to negotiate one's way through a mass, to creep through

len

1. at, by, on

len

1. Soft mutation of llen.