læne

Either inherited from Old Norse *hlina or borrowed from Middle Low German lēnen, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną (“to lean”), cognate with English lean and German lehnen. In all these languages, the verb has merged with the causative *hlainijaną (“to cause to lean”). The verbs go back to

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛːnə]

læne (imperative læn, infinitive at læne, present tense læner, past tense lænede, perfect tense har lænet)

1. to lean

• “læne” in Den Danske Ordbog

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• IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.ne/

lǣne

1. transitory, temporary, fleeting
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Hēr bið feoh lǣne, · hēr bið frēond lǣne,
     hēr bið mon lǣne, · hēr bið mǣġ lǣne;
     eal þis eorþan ġesteal · īdel weorþeð!

     Here money is fleeting, here friend is fleeting,
     here man is fleeting, here kinsman is fleeting;
     All this foundation of the Earth will be empty!

• lǣndagas

• lǣne in Old English Aerobics Glossary