lîn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of lîn – see 人 (“man; person; people; a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 人).

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno-.

Noun

lîn m (plural lîns)

  1. (Jersey) flax
Derived terms
  • linnette (“linseed, flax”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse lyngfiskr.

Noun

lîn m (plural lîns)

  1. (Jersey) common ling (Molva molva)
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