linnan

Finnish

Noun

linnan

  1. Genitive singular form of linna.

Middle English

Adjective

linnan

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“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 3)
infinitive linnan tō linnanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular linno lann
2nd-person singular linst lunne
3rd-person singular linþ lann
plural linnaþ lunnon
subjunctive present past
singular linne lunne
plural linnen lunnen
imperative
singular lin(e)
plural linnaþ
participle present past
linnende lunnen

Descendants
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