lyn

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See linn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lyn (plural lyns)

  1. Alternative form of linn (waterfall)

References[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from the root of lys (light, bright) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lyn n (singular definite lynet, plural indefinite lyn)

  1. lightning

Inflection[edit]

Verb[edit]

lyn

  1. imperative of lyne

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

lyn (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of lyne

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

lyn

  1. Alternative form of lynde

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

lyn

  1. Alternative form of linnen

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Scanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (light, bright) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lyn n

  1. lightning

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lyn

  1. Soft mutation of glyn.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glyn lyn nglyn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun[edit]

lyn

  1. Soft mutation of llyn.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llyn lyn unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian[edit]

Adverb[edit]

lyn

  1. ago
    twa jier lyn
    two years ago

Further reading[edit]

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