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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/linnan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *linnaną.
Verb
*linnan
- to stop, cease
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *linnan | |
| 1st sg. past | *lann | |
| 3rd pl. past | *lunnun | |
| Past ptcple | *lunnan | |
| Infinitive | *linnan | |
| Genitive infin. | *linnannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *linnannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *linnannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *linnu | *lann |
| 2nd singular | *linniʀi | *lunnī |
| 3rd singular | *linnidi | *lann |
| 1st plural | *linnum | *lunnum |
| 2nd plural | *linnid | *lunnud |
| 3rd plural | *linnand | *lunnun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *linnē | *lunnī |
| 2nd singular | *linnēs | *lunnī |
| 3rd singular | *linnē | *lunnī |
| 1st plural | *linnēm | *lunnīm |
| 2nd plural | *linnēþ | *lunnīd |
| 3rd plural | *linnēn | *lunnīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *linn | |
| Plural | *linnid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *linnandī | *lunnan |
Derived terms
- *bilinnan
Descendants
- Old English: linnan
- Middle English: linnen
- Scots: lin
- English: lin
- Middle English: linnen
- Old Frisian: lenda