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

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