linnan

Finnish

Noun

linnan

1. Genitive singular form of linna.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“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”).

Verb

linnan (strong class III)

1. to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet
2. to lose; (ones life) yield up, surrender

Conjugation

Conjugation of linnan (strong class III)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	linno	lann
2nd-person singular	linst	lunne
3rd-person singular	linþ	lann
plural	linnaþ	lunnon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	linne	lunne
plural	linnen	lunnen
imperative
singular	lin(e)
plural	linnaþ
participle	present	past
	linnende	lunnen

Related terms

• blinnan