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

  1. an axletree
  2. board, plank

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative lynis lynisas
accusative lynis lynisas
genitive lynises lynisa
dative lynise lynisum
  • 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
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