lynis

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lunis, from Proto-Germanic *lunisaz, from Proto-Germanic *lunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lnH-, zero-grade of *lénHos (“axletree, linchpin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈly.nis/

Noun

lynis m

an axletree
board, plank

Declension

Declension of lynis (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lynis	lynisas
accusative	lynis	lynisas
genitive	lynises	lynisa
dative	lynise	lynisum

Related terms

lynibor

Descendants

Middle English: lins, lyns, lynce, lens
- ⇒ Middle English: linspin, linpin, lynpinn
  - English: linchpin, linpin
  - Scots: linspin, linpin
  - ⇒ Early Scots: lynnale
    - Scots: lin-nail, lyn-nail