different between lyn vs lyne

English

Etymology

See linn.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

lyn (plural lyns)

1. 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)

1. lightning

Inflection

Verb

lyn

1. imperative of lyne

Further reading

• “lyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lyn (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lyne

Etymology 2

Noun

lyn

1. Alternative form of lynde

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna or lynene)

1. (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)

1. (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

1. lightning

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /l??n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /l?n/

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of glyn.

Mutation

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of llyn.

Mutation

West Frisian

Adverb

lyn

1. ago

Further reading

• “lyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Noun

lyne (countable and uncountable, plural lynes)

1. Obsolete form of line.
2. Obsolete form of linen.

   • Nor any weaver, which his work doth boast
     In diaper, in damask, or in lyne,
     Might in their diverse cunning ever dare
     With this so curious net-work to compare.

Anagrams

• -enyl, enyl, leyn

Danish

Etymology

See lyn (“lightning”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly?n?/, [?ly?n?]

Verb

lyne (imperative lyn, infinitive at lyne, present tense lyner, past tense lynede, perfect tense er/har lynet)

1. zip (to close with a zip fastener)
2. lighten, lightning (to produce lightning)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lyn, line, lin, lynye, lyny

Etymology 1

From Old English l?n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li?n/, /lin/
• Rhymes: -i?n

Noun

lyne (uncountable)

1. A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers.
2. The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown and spun for use in textiles.
3. Cloth woven from flax; linen.

Synonyms

• flex

Descendants

• English: line, linseed (in compound with seed)
• Yola: leen

References

• “l??n, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.

Etymology 2

Adjective

lyne

1. Alternative form of lynnen

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?n(?)/

Noun

lyne

1. Alternative form of lynde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ly?.n?/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From lyn n (“lightning”).

Alternative forms

• ljona, lyna

Verb

lyne (present tense lyner, past tense lynte, past participle lynt, passive infinitive lynast, present participle lynande, imperative lyn)

1. (impersonal, intransitive) to produce lightning

2. (intransitive) to emit one or more flashes, to gleam
3. (intransitive, of eyes, idiomatic) to light up (in rage)
4. (intransitive) to flash; to move very fast

Etymology 2

From the adjective ly (“lew, tepid”).

Alternative forms

• lyna

Verb

lyne (present tense lynar, past tense lyna, past participle lyna, passive infinitive lynast, present participle lynande, imperative lyn)

1. (ergative) to lew

References

• “lyne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “lyne” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Anagrams

• ylen