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lenn

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Searchable Lemmata: lenn (Ir), llen (W), laena (L), lena (L).
Alternate Forms: lend.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Garment; garment, probably a heavy piece of wool to be wrapped around the body with a secondary use as a blanket, see the second connotation. The only use of 'len' in context is in the Cornish play the Life of Meriasek, where it refers to something worn by the saint, who is famous for his refusal to wear expensive clothing [Falileyev, A (2000)a p. 102].(circa 700 - post 1500)
1. vobis direximus camisia cum ornatura in et lena Ancriana [DMLBS BEDE (HE II 10) ante 626]
2. lenn no brat formtha gl. sagana [eDIL Sg. (51 B 9) circa 850]
3. lena : bedfelt [DOE BenRGl 3 (Ker) (0002 (2))]
4. gueres dym ser Ȝurle y len [LexP Meriasek (Stokes) (4536)]
5. A disgyn a oruc y gwas coch ger bron Arthur a thynnu kadeir eur o’r swmer a llenn o pali caerawc. Arthurian, Romance. [GPC BRh (11. 13-5) circa 1250]
6. Nomina et habitus et munera magorum Augustus Aurilius sic ait: primus eorum, Melcha nomine, senior canus cum barba prolixa et capillis prolixis et tunicca iachintina .i. ulcha immlebur fair & folt fota & tonach uaine imme, sagoque millenio .i. lend buide, et calciamentis iachintinis, aurum quasi regi obtulit. [eDIL LB (7024-7028) ante 1400]
7. kant goruyd kyfret aryant eu tudet. Cant llen(.)ehoec o vn (..)a[m]gyffret. Cant armell ym arffet. A phympunt cathet. Cledyf gwein karrec dyrngell guell [n]o neb. cant kynan caffat.A poetic description of tribute given by Cynan in the Book of Taliesin. [GPC T (45.2,12-15) ante 1400]
8. Ocus ac sud', ar Ilbreac, 'ó's imdecht do-ní, nai n-édaigi lígda lennmhaisecha, & nái scéith & nái slegha & nái cloidim inntláis órdhaidi, & nái coin caeimh-shelga duit.'Mantles (or possibly blankets) given as a gift. The gift is given with golden swords and hunting hounds. [eDIL Acall. (1860-1863)]
c.f.: bedfelt
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Sex: Male    Ceremonial: No
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References: Falileyev, A. (2000)
1b(n.) Garment; a heavy woollen blanket. This gloss is found in a section of belongings contained in the monk's cell, under the heading dormitory. A list of clothing follows, so presumably, this use refers to the item as only a blanket.(circa 800 - ante 1500)
1. Lena sagum [DOE CorpGl 2 (Hessels) (456200 (10.105))]
2. lena bedfelt. [DOE BenRGl 3 (Ker) (000200 (2))]
3. Stramenta autem lectorum sufficiant matta et sagum lena et capitulæ : bedreaf bedda genihtsumiað & hwitel & wesline & heafudrægel. [DOE BenRGl (0491 (55.93.2))]
4. len : sagum [LexP Corn Vocab (Norris) (394 (801))]
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Sex: Male    Ceremonial: No
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    Etymological Evidence:

Speculative, two words have here come together. One is Latin laena 'lined upper garment, cloak' < Greek χλαίνη, The Celtic words however are probably derived from the root lying behind Latin linum 'flax, linen', *lin-, *leyno- (Irish lín, Welsh llin are borrowings of the Latin) with suffix.
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