Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨnad

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *linati. Cognate with Old Irish lenaid.

Verb

*llɨnad

  1. to stick, cling

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Old Welsh: linisant (3pl. preterite)
    • Middle Welsh: llynu (to smear, infect, defile)