"lén" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German lehen, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan, fief”), whence also the native doublet lán. Related to ljá. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*leykʷ-}}, {{bor|non|gml|lehen}} Middle Low German lehen, {{der|non|gem-pro|*laihną||loan, fief}} Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan, fief”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} lén n, {{non-noun|n}} lén n Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|lén}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=lénin|api=lén|asd=lénit|asi=lén|dpd=lénunum|dpi=lénum|dsd=léninu|dsi=léni|g=neuter|gpd=lénanna|gpi=léna|gsd=lénsins|gsi=léns|notes=|npd=lénin|npi=lén|nsd=lénit|nsi=lén|stem=strong a-stem|title=lén}}, {{non-decl-cell|lén|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lén|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lén|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lén|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|léni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|léninu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|léns|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|léna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lénanna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], lén [indefinite, nominative, singular], lénit [definite, nominative, singular], lén [indefinite, nominative, plural], lénin [definite, nominative, plural], lén [accusative, indefinite, singular], lénit [accusative, definite, singular], lén [accusative, indefinite, plural], lénin [accusative, definite, plural], léni [dative, indefinite, singular], léninu [dative, definite, singular], lénum [dative, indefinite, plural], lénunum [dative, definite, plural], léns [genitive, indefinite, singular], lénsins [definite, genitive, singular], léna [genitive, indefinite, plural], lénanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. fief, fee Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Feudalism
    Sense id: en-lén-non-noun-OcZ3qAcA Disambiguation of Feudalism: 74 5 16 5
  2. royal grant or emoulement Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-lén-non-noun-fsU0JfdO
  3. royal revenue Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-lén-non-noun-G-WuW8JI Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 14 23 40 24
  4. share of good things Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-lén-non-noun-5n6INHmz

Inflected forms

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            "2": "lén"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: lén",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: lén"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "len"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: len",
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    },
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      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: len"
    },
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          "expansion": "Swedish: län",
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        }
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      "text": "Swedish: län"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "lén",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "léninu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lénunum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "léns",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lénsins",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "léna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "1": "lénum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "léna",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gpd"
      },
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  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "74 5 16 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Feudalism",
          "orig": "non:Feudalism",
          "parents": [
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            "Government",
            "Politics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        ],
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        ],
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          "emoulement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "14 23 40 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "revenue"
        ]
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        "share of good things"
      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
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}
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    "Old Norse terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leykʷ-",
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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    {
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        "1": "léni",
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      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
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      "args": {
        "1": "lénum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lénunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "léns",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lénsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "léna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lénanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fief, fee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fief",
          "fief"
        ],
        [
          "fee",
          "fee"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "royal grant or emoulement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "royal",
          "royal"
        ],
        [
          "grant",
          "grant"
        ],
        [
          "emoulement",
          "emoulement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "royal revenue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "revenue",
          "revenue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "share of good things"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lén"
}

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