linnan in Old English

IPA: /ˈlin.nɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*linnaną|t=to turn aside, swerve from}} Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*leyh₂-|t=to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip}} Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”), {{cog|goh|bilinnan||to yield, stop, forlet, give away}} Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), {{cog|non|linna||to stop, rest}} Old Norse linna (“to stop, rest”), {{cog|got|𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽||to go away}} Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflinnan, “to go away”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} linnan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|linnan<s3>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], linnan [infinitive], linnenne [infinitive], linne [first-person, present, singular], lann [first-person, past, singular], linst [present, second-person, singular], lunne [past, second-person, singular], linþ [present, singular, third-person], lann [past, singular, third-person], linnaþ [plural, present], lunnon [past, plural], linne [present, singular], lunne [past, singular], linnen [plural, present], lunnen [past, plural], linn [imperative, past, present, singular], linnaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], linnende [imperative, present], lunnen [imperative, past], ġelunnen [imperative, past]

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "linnen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: linnen, linne, lyn, lyne, lynne\nEnglish: lin (obsolete)\nScots: lin",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: linnen, linne, lyn, lyne, lynne\nEnglish: lin (obsolete)\nScots: lin"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "to stop, rest"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse linna (“to stop, rest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to go away"
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    }
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "linnenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "linne",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "lann",
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    {
      "form": "linnaþ",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lunnon",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "lunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linn",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linnaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġelunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "linnan<s3>"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet"
      ],
      "id": "en-linnan-ang-verb-wcbCyEzb",
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          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "cease",
          "cease"
        ],
        [
          "desist",
          "desist"
        ],
        [
          "quit",
          "quit"
        ],
        [
          "forlet",
          "forlet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to lose; (ones life) yield up, surrender"
      ],
      "id": "en-linnan-ang-verb-iN9YkYlL",
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        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
        ],
        [
          "yield up",
          "yield up"
        ],
        [
          "surrender",
          "surrender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlin.nɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linnan"
}

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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "linnan",
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        "infinitive"
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        "infinitive"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "lunne",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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      "form": "linþ",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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    {
      "form": "linnaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lunnon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linnaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġelunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "linnan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "linnan<s3>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "blinnan"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet"
      ],
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        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "cease",
          "cease"
        ],
        [
          "desist",
          "desist"
        ],
        [
          "quit",
          "quit"
        ],
        [
          "forlet",
          "forlet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to lose; (ones life) yield up, surrender"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
        ],
        [
          "yield up",
          "yield up"
        ],
        [
          "surrender",
          "surrender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlin.nɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linnan"
}

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"linnan" meaning in Old English

Verb

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