Clipping ofEnglish Lin galaLingala lin gála
lin
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-3 language code forLingala . FromMiddle English linnen Old English linnan ( “ to cease from, desist, lose, yield up ” ) , fromProto-West Germanic *linnan Proto-Germanic *linnaną ( “ to turn, move aside, avoid ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *ley- ( “ to elude, avoid, shrink from ” ) . Cognate withDanish linne ( “ to stop, rest ” ) , dialectalSwedish linna ( “ to pause, rest ” ) ,Icelandic linna ( “ to stop, rest ” ) .
lin (third-person singular simple present lins present participle linning simple past linned or lan past participle linned or lan or lun
( UK dialectal , Northern England , Scotland ) desist , tostop , tocease .1684 , Meriton,Praise Ale , 1.46 (quoted in theEDD ):Till all war deaun I knaw thou wad notlin . 1822 The Three Perils of Man , James Hogg,I. 238 :He neverlinned till he had taen away every chicken that the wife had.
SeeEnglish linn
lin (plural lins
Alternative spelling oflinn .a roaringlin
c. 1735-1801 , John Millar, poem, published in1979 , William Christian Lehmann,John Millar of Glasgow, 1735-1801 , page 414:Here the hammer's active din / Blends with sound of roaringlin . 1776 , David Herd, George Paton,Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc , page 20, "Binnorie":Whan they came to the roaring lin, She drave unwitting Isabel in. 1814 James Hogg ],The Hunting of Badlewe: A Dramatic Tale , London:H[enry] Colburn ; Edinburgh: G. Goldie,→OCLC The Hunting of Badlewe, a Dramatic Tale. 8vo. Edin. 1814.[ From the Scottish Review.] ”, inThe Analectic Magazine, Containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines, together with Original Miscellaneous Compositions [ … ] May 1815 ,→OCLC pages353–354 :What seek we here / Amid this waste where desolation scowls, / And the red torrent, brawling down thelinn , / Sings everlasting discord?
1827 , Jane Porter,The Scottish Chiefs , page 51:A step farther might be on the firm earth; but more probably it would be illusive, and dash him into the roaringLin , where he would be ingulfed at once in its furious whirlpool. 1861 , Alexander McLachlan,The Emigrant: And Other Poems , page 201:O ye were ne ' er the ane to fret, But kept my heart aboon, Wi ' smiles sweet as when first we met, By Locher ' s roaringlin . FromMiddle English lin Old English līn ( “ flax, linen, cloth ” ) . For more information, see the entrylinen lint
lin (plural lins
( Scotland , Ireland , Northern England , especially in compounds) Alternative form ofline ( “ flax, linen ” ) .alin apron ,lin -breaklin -brakealin cap ,lin -cloutlin -garnlin -yarnlin -manlin -weaverlin -websterlin -wheel1775 The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax , page16 :[ …] lin -yarn, flax, &c. from the east,[ …] lin curtains and a vallance, 12s. ;[ …]
1864 Poems , Preston, section 8:A yerd a gooidlin check.
1866 , Gilpin,Songs , 233:Paddeys wi' their feynelin' ware. 1874 (ed. of1879 ), Waugh,Chim. Corner , 27:Hoo wur stonnin' i' th' front of a weshin'-mug, wi' alin brat afore her. Non-standard romanisation of𢆡 ( nin1 ) .
lin
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) nonstandard form of𢆡 ( “ nipple ” ) (Classifier :粒 c FromLatin linum
lin (collective singulative linen f
linen ,flax FromLatin linea
lin m plural linyow
line Found inOld Cornish gre-lin ( “ lake ” ) , fromProto-Brythonic *llɨnn Proto-Celtic *lī-no-
lin m plural linyow
fluid ,liquid lotion lin
soft mutation ofglin lin
accusative ofli ;him 1 The second-person familiar pronouns are rare.
2 The proposed gender-neutral third-person singular pronounsri rin ria ŝli ŝlin ŝlia
3 The proposed third-person feminine plural pronouniŝi iŝin iŝia
Inherited fromOld French Latin līnum
lin m plural lins
linen flax (the plant)FromLatin līnum
lin m
linen flax lin
first-person plural preterite indicative ofler FromDutch lijn
IPA (key ) : [ˈlɪn] Hyphenation:lin lin
line Synonym: garis band Synonym: pita aroute , a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines)Synonyms: jalur rute lin
past ofliy went lin
nonstandard spelling oflīn nonstandard spelling oflín nonstandard spelling oflǐn nonstandard spelling oflìn Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.lin
alternative form oflyne FromLatin linum Old Norse lín
lin n definite singular linet
( botany ) flax ( fabric ) linen “lin” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .FromLatin linum Old Norse lín
lin n definite singular linet
( botany ) flax ( fabric ) linen “lin” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromProto-West Germanic *līnā Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ( “ line, rope, flaxen cord, thread ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *līną ( “ flax, linen ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *līno- ( “ flax ” ) .
lin n
linen ,flax FromLatin linea ( “ a line ” ) .
lin oblique singular , m oblique plural lins nominative singular lins nominative plural lin
line ( lineage; descent ) lin IPA (key ) : /ˈlin/ Rhymes:-in Syllabification:lin Inherited fromProto-Slavic *linъ Proto-Slavic *linjati Russian линь ( linʹ ) .
lin m animal
tench ( Tinca tinca ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
lin f
genitive plural oflina lin inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANlin in Polish dictionaries at PWNInherited fromVulgar Latin *lenus , fromLatin lenis
lin m or n feminine singular lină masculine plural lini feminine/neuter plural line
even ,smooth Synonym: neted calm ,quiet Synonyms: calm liniștit mild ,gentle ,sweet Synonym: blând Borrowed fromBulgarian лин ( lin ) , fromProto-Slavic *linъ
lin m plural lini
tench (Tinca tinca lin FromOld Norse lín Proto-Germanic *līną linen
lin n
flax (plant)FromLatin līnum Italian lino
lin m plural lini
flax linen (fibre)lin
soft mutation ofglin Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
lin
soft mutation ofllin Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
