lynne

Middle English

Adjective

lynne

Alternative form of lynnen

Verb

lynne

Alternative form of linnen

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish -lynde (for example in Old Swedish skaplynde), from Old Swedish lund (“mind; manner”). Compare Icelandic lund (“temperament; manner”) and Icelandic lyndi (“mood; temper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²lʏnɛ/

Noun

lynne n

mindset, mood

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

folklynne
gosselynne
leklynne
lynnig
pojklynne
skaplynne
skämtlynne

Related terms

-lunda
-lynt

References

lynne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
lynne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
lynne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
lynne in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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