alinen

ala- +‎ -inen

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlinen/, [ˈɑ̝line̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlinen
• Syllabification^(key): a‧li‧nen

alinen (comparative alisempi, superlative alisin) (rare)

1. under, underlying

• “alinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• -lainen, Anneli, Linnea, lainen

• alynen

From Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier.

alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alinende, alinynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle alined)

1. to copulate
   • 1410, Duke of York, Master of Game:

     She [-wolf] shal not be alyned withe noon of þe wolfes safe with on ... Þan þei goo a grete waye thennes and ther he alyned hure.

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• “alīnen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Latin allinere (“to bedaub”).

alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alinende, alinynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle alined)

1. to bedaub, thus annoint
   • c. 1350, William of Shoreham, Poems of William of Shoreham

     Hi beeþe eke atte fount Mid oylle and creyme alyned.

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• “alīnen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.