lenen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lênen, from Old Dutch *lēnen, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːnə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -eːnən
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Verb

lenen

  1. (transitive) to borrow
  2. (ditransitive) to lend

Inflection

Inflection of lenen (weak)
infinitive lenen
past singular leende
past participle geleend
infinitive lenen
gerund lenen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular leen leende
2nd person sing. (jij) leent leende
2nd person sing. (u) leent leende
2nd person sing. (gij) leent leende
3rd person singular leent leende
plural lenen leenden
subjunctive sing.1 lene leende
subjunctive plur.1 lenen leenden
imperative sing. leen
imperative plur.1 leent
participles lenend geleend
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lēnen, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną.

Verb

lênen

  1. to lend
  2. to borrow
  3. to grant, to allow

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: lenen
  • Limburgish: lieëne

Further reading

  • “lenen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “lenen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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