linnan

Finnish

Noun

linnan

  1. genitive singular of linna

Middle English

Adjective

linnan

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”). Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (“to stop, rest”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflinnan, “to go away”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlin.nɑn/

Verb

linnan

  1. to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet
  2. to lose; (ones life) yield up, surrender

Conjugation

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Descendants
  • Middle English: linnen, linne, lyn, lyne, lynne
    • English: lin (obsolete)
    • Scots: lin
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