lenno

Etymology

From Latin lignum (“firewood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɲo/

Noun

lenno m (plural lennos)

1. log
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38r:

     E dixo ella biua el ſẽnor dios q̃ no e pan ſi nõ un poco de farina en la tinẏella. E un poco de olẏo ẽna olẏera e q̃ero coger .ij. lẽnos e fer lo e pora mi q̃ comamos ⁊ nõ muramos

     And she said, “As the Lord God lives, I have no bread, but only some flour in a jar and a little oil in an oil jug. And I want to gather a couple of logs and make it for myself, that we may eat it and die”.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech léno, from Middle High German lēhen, from Old High German lēhan, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *lóykʷ-no-, from *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.nɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnnɔ
• Syllabification: len‧no

Noun

lenno n

1. (historical) feud, fee, fief

   Synonym: feudum

Further reading

• lenno in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lenno in Polish dictionaries at PWN