-lins

See also: lins, Lins, and lîns

Scots

Etymology

From a variant of -lings, an ablaut variant, with genitive -s, of -lang (compare English -long). More at English -lings.

Suffix

-lins

1. Suffix used to form adverbs from nouns, to indicate "in the direction of".
2. Suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives or quasi-adjectives, to connote direction and also manner, condition, degree.

Derived terms

Scots terms suffixed with -lins