Udlånede

Udlånede is a Danish adjective form derived from the verb udlåne, meaning to lend out or loan to someone else. The term is used to describe items that have been lent out or are currently on loan, typically within libraries, archives, museums, and other collections.

In practice, udlånede can function both attributively and predicatively. It can appear before a noun as in udlånede bøger (loaned books) or genstande (items), and it can also appear with a linking verb to describe the status of items, as in Bøgerne er udlånede. The word is closely related to other forms such as udlånte and udlånt, and usage may vary by context and register. In everyday language, udlånte is often more common as an attributive form, while udlånede is encountered more in formal, archival, or cataloging contexts.

Etymologically, udlånede combines the prefix ud- (out, away) with udlåne (to lend out) and the participial ending -ede, producing a descriptive form that denotes items that have been lent out. The term is especially prevalent in institutional labeling, catalog entries, and inventory notes where the status of an item being on loan needs to be clearly communicated.

Overall, udlånede serves as a precise, formal way to indicate that an object is not in the owning institution’s immediate possession but has been loaned to a borrower. In translations or more general writing, equivalents like “on loan” or “borrowed” may be preferred.