LINNED

Verb

linned

simple past tense and past participle of lin

Anagrams

• Linden, dinnle, linden

Source: Wiktionary


LIN

Lin, v. i. Etym: [AS. linnan. See Lithe.]

Definition: To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.] Marsion.

Lin, n. Etym: [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS.hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin.]

1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.

2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.

3. A steep ravine.

Note: Written also linn and lyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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