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

Related terms

• blinnan

Descendants

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