hlæne
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlainiz (“inclined, leaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhlæːne/
Adjective
hlǣne
- lean; meager
Synonyms
- mæġer
Derived terms
- hlǣnsian
Descendants
- Middle English: lene
- English: lean
- Scots: lene, leine, leyn, lean