linseed
The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oilThe seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
» Yesterday, I bought a quarter liter of linseed oil.
Вчера я купил четверть литра льняного масла.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.
Leinsamen
льняно́е се́мяlʹnjanóje sémja
the seed of flax used as a source of oil
Examples
2 sentencesYesterday, I bought a quarter liter of linseed oil.
ruВчера я купил четверть литра льняного масла.
He doesn't eat linseed rolls because he's allergic to linseeds.
deEr isst keine Leinsamenbrötchen, weil er gegen Leinsamen allergisch ist.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), fFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: linseedsSynonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable