linnan

Finnish

Noun

linnan

  1. genitive singular of linna

Middle English

Adjective

linnan

  1. alternative form of lynnen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *linnan, 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

Conjugation of linnan (strong, class III)
infinitive linnan linnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular linne lann
second person singular linst lunne
third person singular linþ lann
plural linnaþ lunnon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular linne lunne
plural linnen lunnen
imperative
singular linn
plural linnaþ
participle present past
linnende (ġe)lunnen

Descendants

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