lynne

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

lynne

1. Alternative form of lynnen

Etymology 2

Verb

lynne

1. 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

1. mindset, mood

Declension

Declension of lynne

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lynne	lynnes
	definite	lynnet	lynnets
plural	indefinite	lynnen	lynnens
	definite	lynnena	lynnenas

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)