linnan

== Finnish == === Noun === linnan genitive singular of linna == Middle English == === Adjective === linnan alternative form of lynnen == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *linnan, 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlin.nɑn/ === Verb === linnan to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet to lose; (ones life) yield up, surrender ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== blinnan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: linnen, linne, lyn, lyne, lynneEnglish: lin (obsolete)Scots: lin