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lin
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English linnen, from Old English linnan (“to cease from, desist, lose, yield up”), from Proto-Germanic *linnan? (“to turn, move aside, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to elude, avoid, shrink from”). Cognate with Danish linne (“to stop, rest”), dialectal Swedish linna (“to pause, rest”), Icelandic linna (“to stop, rest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?n/
- Homophone: Lynn
- Rhymes: -?n
Verb
lin (third-person singular simple present lins, present participle linning, simple past linned or lan, past participle linned or lun)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist, to stop to cease.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.i:
- Halfe furious vnto his foe he came, / Resolv'd in minde all suddenly to win, / Or soone to lose, before he once would lin [...].
- 1684, Meriton, Praise Ale, 1.46 (quoted in the EDD):
- Till all war deaun I knaw thou wad not lin.
- 1822, James Hogg, The Three Perils of Man, I. 238:
- He never linned till he had taen away every chicken that the wife had.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.i:
Derived terms
- blin
Etymology 2
See English linn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?n/
Noun
lin (plural lins)
- Alternative spelling of linn
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 9 p. 134[1]:
- And therefore, to recount her Rivers, from their Lins (marginal gloss) Meeres or Pooles, from whence Rivers spring
- c. 1735-1801, John Millar, poem, published in 1979, William Christian Lehmann, John Millar of Glasgow, 1735-1801, page 414:
- Here the hammer's active din / Blends with sound of roaring lin.
- 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.
- 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 roaring Lin, 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 roaring lin.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 9 p. 134[1]:
Etymology 3
From Middle English lin, from Old English l?n (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen, lint.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?n/, /la?n/
Noun
lin (plural lins)
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, especially in compounds) Alternative form of line (“flax, linen”)
- a lin apron, lin-break, lin-brake, a lin cap, lin-clout, lin-garn/lin-yarn, lin-man, lin-weaver/lin-webster, lin-wheel
- 1775, John Watson, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax, page 16:
- […] to Sowerby-bridge, about twenty-four measured miles, wheel carriages would go in one day; and on that account they concluded that the manufacture of that place, Warrington, &c. would be much readier and cheaper supplied with lin-yarn, flax, &c. from the east, […]
- 1641.—14 yards of femble cloth, 12s. ; 8 yards of linen, 6s. 8d. ; 20 yards of harden, 10s. ; 5 linen sheets, 1l. ; 7 linen pillow bears, 8s. ; 2 femble sheets and a line hard sheet, 10s. ; 3 linen towels, 4s. ; 6 lin curtains and a vallance, 12s. ; […]
- 1864, Preston, Poems, 8:
- A yerd a gooid lin check.
- 1866, Gilpin, Songs, 233:
- Paddeys wi' their feyne lin' ware.
- 1874 (ed. of 1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, 27:
- Hoo wur stonnin' i' th' front of a weshin'-mug, wi' a lin brat afore her.
References
- lin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- -nil-, NIL, nil
Cornish
Etymology 1
Noun
lin f (singulative linen)
- linen
Etymology 2
Noun
lin
- Soft mutation of glin.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lin/
Pronoun
lin
- accusative of li; him
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin l?num, from Proto-Indo-European *l?no-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
lin m (plural lins)
- linen
- flax (the plant)
Related terms
- ligne
- linge
Further reading
- “lin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- Nil
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin l?num.
Noun
lin m
- linen
- flax
Related terms
- linie
Galician
Verb
lin
- first-person singular preterite indicative of ler
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch lijn, from Middle Dutch l?ne, from Old Dutch *l?na, from Proto-Germanic *l?n?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *l?no- (“flax”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?n]
- Hyphenation: lin
Noun
lin
- line
- Synonym: garis
- band
- Synonym: pita
- a route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines).
- Synonym: jalur
Further reading
- “lin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Mandarin
Romanization
lin
- Nonstandard spelling of l?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of lín.
- Nonstandard spelling of l?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of lìn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
lin (uncountable)
- Alternative form of lyne
References
- “lin,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín.
Noun
lin n (definite singular linet)
- (botany) flax
- (fabric) linen
Derived terms
- linolje
- lintøy
References
- “lin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín.
Noun
lin n (definite singular linet)
- (botany) flax
- (fabric) linen
Derived terms
- linolje
- lintøy
References
- “lin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lin m (oblique plural lins, nominative singular lins, nominative plural lin)
- line (lineage; descent)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?in/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lin?, further etymology uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *linjati, see Russian ???? (lin?).
Noun
lin m anim
- tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
lin f
- genitive plural of lina
Further reading
- lin in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- lin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lin/
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *lenus, from Latin lenis.
Adjective
lin m or n (feminine singular lin?, masculine plural lini, feminine and neuter plural line)
- even, smooth
- calm, quiet
- mild, gentle, sweet
Declension
Synonyms
- (even, smooth): neted
- (calm, quiet): calm, lini?tit
- (mild, gentle): blând
Derived terms
- lini?te
See also
- senin
Etymology 2
From Bulgarian ??? (lin)
Noun
lin m (plural lini)
- tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?n/
- Rhymes: -i?n
Etymology
From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *l?n?. Cognate with English linen.
Noun
lin n
- flax (plant)
Declension
Related terms
- linberedning
- linblomma
- linfält
- linolja
- lintråd
- linne
See also
- lina
Venetian
Etymology
From Latin l?num. Compare Italian lino
Noun
lin m (plural lini)
- flax
- linen (fibre)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?n/
Noun 1
lin
- Soft mutation of glin.
Mutation
Noun 2
lin
- Soft mutation of llin.
Mutation
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blin
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bilinnan? (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”); equivalent to be- +? lin. Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (Swedish dialectal linna, “to pause, rest”). See also lin.
Verb
blin (third-person singular simple present blins, present participle blinning, simple past blinned or blan, past participle blinned or blun)
- (obsolete, especially Scotland, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
- nathemore for that spectacle bad, / Did th'other two their cruell vengeaunce blin [...].
- 1846, Moses Aaron Richardson, The Borderer's Table Book: Or, Gatherings of the Local History and Romance of the English and Scottish Border, VI, 46:
- One while the little foot page went, / And another while he ran; / Until he came to his journey's end / The little foot page never blan.
- 1880, Margaret Ann Courtney, English Dialect Society, Glossary of words in use in Cornwall:
- A child may cry for half an hour, and never blin ; it may rain all day, and never blin ; the train ran 100 miles, and never blinned.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
Synonyms
- (to cease): see Thesaurus:stop, see also Thesaurus:desist
Noun
blin
- (obsolete) Cessation; end.
Etymology 2
From Russian ???? (blin, “pancake, flat object”).
Noun
blin
- A blintz.
Anagrams
- LNIB
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bli?n/
Adjective
blin (feminine singular blin, plural blinion, equative blined, comparative blinach, superlative blinaf)
- tired, weary
- Synonym: blinedig
- tiresome, wearisome
- troubling, troublesome, distressing
- (North Wales) angry, cross, mad
- Dw i'n flin am y ddamwain.
- I'm cross about the accident.
- Dw i'n flin am y ddamwain.
- (South Wales) sorry
- W i'n flin am y ddamwain.
- I'm sorry about the accident.
- Mae'n flin 'da fi.
- I'm sorry.
- W i'n flin am y ddamwain.
Derived terms
- blinder (“tiredness, weariness; trouble, affliction”)
- blinedig (“tired”)
- blino (“to tire, to become weary; to trouble, to afflict”)
- diflino (“tireless, untiring”)
- gorflinder (“exhaustion”)
- gorflino (“to overtire”)
- wedi blino (“tired”)
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “blin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English blind, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind.
Adjective
blin
- mistaken
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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