alinen

ala- +‎ -inen

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

alinen (comparative alisempi, superlative alisin) (rare)

1. under, underlying

alinen

1. (in the plural) the lower half of traditional shirts or dresses, often made of coarser fabric than the upper half

• “alinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• -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.