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linne.

linen

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. linen

    neuter

  2. a tank top, a singlet, (UK) a vest

    neuter
    Jag har på mig ett linne för att visa upp min muskulösa kropp
    ett linne är ett ärmlöst plagg

  3. a camisole

    neuter

  4. a nightgown, a nightdress

    dated · neuter
    Hon öppnade dörren i bara linnet
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne. Doublet of lin. Arguably a back-formation by misinterpreting archaic linnet n (adjective), from linnen c (adjective), as a noun. See Proto-West Germanic *līnīn.

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