lenen

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: le‧nen
• Rhymes: -eːnən

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

lenen

1. (transitive) to borrow [with van ‘from’]
2. (ditransitive, or with an indirect object) to lend
3. (reflexive) to lend itself to, be fit [with tot ‘for’]

Conjugation of lenen (weak)
infinitive	lenen
past singular	leende
past participle	geleend
infinitive	lenen
gerund	lenen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	leen	leende
2nd person sing. (jij)	leent, leen2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

• belenen
• leenstelsel
• leenvertaling
• leenwoord
• leenwoordenschat
• lening
• ontlenen
• uitlenen
• verlenen

• leen

• Afrikaans: leen
• Berbice Creole Dutch: leni
• Negerhollands: leen, lin
• →? Saramaccan: le'ni
• →? Sranan Tongo: leni
  • → Kari'na: renima

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lenen

1. plural of leen

From Old Dutch *lēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan.

lênen

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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: lenen
• Limburgish: lieëne

• “lenen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lenen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

From Proto-West Germanic *hlainijan.

lēnen

1. To lean, to rest.

• Middle Dutch: lênen, leinen
  • Dutch: leunen

• “lēnen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012