linsæd
Old English
Etymology
From līn (“flax”) + sǣd (“seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːnˌsæːd/
Noun
līnsǣd n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | līnsǣd | līnsǣd |
| accusative | līnsǣd | līnsǣd |
| genitive | līnsǣdes | līnsǣda |
| dative | līnsǣde | līnsǣdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: linseed, lynseed, lynsede
- English: linseed
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “linsæd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.