Either inherited from Old Norse *hlina or borrowed from Middle Low German lēnen, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną (“to lean”), cognate with English lean and German lehnen. In all these languages, the verb has merged with the causative *hlainijaną (“to cause to lean”). The verbs go back to
læne (imperative læn, infinitive at læne, present tense læner, past tense lænede, perfect tense har lænet)
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lǣne
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | lǣne | lǣnu, lǣno | lǣne |
Accusative | lǣnne | lǣne | lǣne |
Genitive | lǣnes | lǣnre | lǣnes |
Dative | lǣnum | lǣnre | lǣnum |
Instrumental | lǣne | lǣnre | lǣne |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | lǣne | lǣna, lǣne | lǣnu, lǣno |
Accusative | lǣne | lǣna, lǣne | lǣnu, lǣno |
Genitive | lǣnra | lǣnra | lǣnra |
Dative | lǣnum | lǣnum | lǣnum |
Instrumental | lǣnum | lǣnum | lǣnum |