hlinian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hleonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlinjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

Verb

hlinian

  1. to lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest

Declension

Derived terms

  • ġehlinian
  • hliniend
  • hlinung
  • wiþerhlinian
  • hlǣnan

Descendants

  • Middle English: leonien, lenen

References

  • hlinian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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