lī̆-no-

English meaning                      flax

German meaning                     `Lein'?

Grammatical comments         

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Derivatives                             

Material                                   Lat. līnum `Flachs, Lein';

                air. līn `Netz', nir. lion `Flachs, Netz', cymr. usw. llin `Flachs, Lein' (aus dem Lat.); abweichend cymr. lliain, corn. bret. lien `Leinen' (unsicherer Grundf.; s. Pedersen KG. II 103, Pokorny KZ. 45, 361 f.);

                alb. li-ri, geg. lį-ni m. `Lein' (aus dem Lat.);

                got. lein, anord. ags. ahd. līn `Flachs' (aus dem Lat.).

                Mit ī: gr. λίνον `Lein', lit. lìnas `Flachsstengel', Pl. linaĩ `Flachs', lett. lini Pl., apr. linno `Flachs', aksl. *lьnъ `Flachs, Lein', lьněnъ `leinen'.

References                              WP. II 440 f., WH. I 810 f., Trautmann 162.

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