limning

English

Verb

limning

  1. present participle and gerund of limn

Noun

limning (plural limnings)

  1. A depiction.
    • 2009, Leanda de Lisle, The Sisters Who Would Be Queen:
      In the limnings, or miniatures, painted by the court artist Lavina Teerlinc she resembles her lovely grandmother, the King's late younger sister, Mary Tudor, the French Queen.

Swedish

Etymology

limma + -ning

Noun

limning c

  1. gluing

Declension

Declension of limning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative limning limningen limningar limningarna
Genitive limnings limningens limningars limningarnas

Derived terms

  • gå upp i limningen

References

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