See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin" Etymology 1 From Old French, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno-. Noun lîn m (plural lîns) (Jersey) flax Derived terms linnette (“linseed, flax”) Etymology 2 Borrowed from Old Norse lyngfiskr. Noun lîn m (plural lîns) (Jersey) common ling (Molva molva)