linseed

Betekenis (Engels)

The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

Concepten

lijnzaad

vlaszaad

vlas

Synoniemen

flaxseed

flax

flax seed

common flax

silk

kind of flax

hemp

lint

sesame

Vertalingen

linaza

Leinsamen

seme di lino

graine de lin

λιναρόσπορος

linhaça

lli

Flachs

Gemeiner Lein

linum

بذور الكتان

linho

lin cultivé

llinosa

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈlɪnsiːd/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: linseed

Overgenomen van Oudengels: līnsǣd

In summary

From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), from līn (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”)) + sǣd (“seed”). By surface analysis, lin + seed.