different between lye vs lyn
lye
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Homophones: lie, lai
Etymology 1
From Old English l?ag, from Proto-Germanic *laug?, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh?- (“to wash”).
Noun
lye (countable and uncountable, plural lyes)
- An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
- Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).
Derived terms
- lyed
Translations
Verb
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lyeing or lying, simple past and past participle lyed)
- To treat with lye.
Further reading
- lye on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lye (plural lyes)
- (Britain, rail transport) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
Verb
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lying, simple past lay, past participle lain or layn)
- Obsolete spelling of lie.
- But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain,
He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane;
And, pleas'd with bloudless honours of the day,
Walks over, and disdains th' inglorious Prey.
- But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain,
- 1654, John Donne, Loves Diet
- Now negligent of sports I lye,
And now as other Fawkners use,
I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe:
And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe.
- Now negligent of sports I lye,
References
lye in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Ely, Ley, ley, yel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.
Alternative forms
- lya (a infinitive)
Verb
lye (present tense lyer, past tense lydde, past participle lydd/lytt, passive infinitive lyast, present participle lyande, imperative ly)
- to warm up, give off warmth
Etymology 2
Verb
lye (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande)
- Eye dialect spelling of lyde.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
lye
- inflection of ly:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “lye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- Lye, yle
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lyn
English
Etymology
See linn.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
lyn (plural lyns)
- Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”)
References
- lyn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ly?n/, [ly??n]
Noun
lyn n (singular definite lynet, plural indefinite lyn)
- lightning
Inflection
Verb
lyn
- imperative of lyne
Further reading
- “lyn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
lyn (uncountable)
- Alternative form of lyne
Etymology 2
Noun
lyn
- Alternative form of lynde
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna or lynene)
- (a flash of) lightning
Derived terms
- lynkrig
- lynnedslag
- lynrask
References
- “lyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- ljon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ly?n/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna)
- (a flash of) lightning
Derived terms
- lynkrig
- lynnedslag
- lynrask
References
- “lyn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l???n /
Noun
lyn n
- lightning
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /l??n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /l?n/
Noun
lyn
- Soft mutation of glyn.
Mutation
Noun
lyn
- Soft mutation of llyn.
Mutation
West Frisian
Adverb
lyn
- ago
Further reading
- “lyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
lyn From the web:
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