Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
You can see some illustrations of this garment. It was worn full length by women, and some men of high station. Most men, especially those who engaged in a lot of phyisical activity like soldiers, farmers, etc., wore the leine to the knee only, either by hiking up a full length leine giving the upper part a blousier appearance, or simply by wearing a leine cut to the knee.
My own leine reaches to the top of the calf. While wearing a belted plaid, I pull it up to blouse the top out and hide the hem under the "kilt" part of the belted plaid.

The linen keeps the wool off the sensitive bits.