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Webster 1913 Edition


Lin

Lin

(lĭn)
,
Verb.
I.
[AS.
linnan
. See
Lithe
.]
To yield; to stop; to cease.
[Obs. or Scot.]
Marston.

Lin

,
Noun.
[Ir.
linn
, or Gael.
linne
; akin to W.
llyn
a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS.
hlynn
torrent. Cf.
Dunlin
.]
1.
A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.
2.
A waterfall, or cataract;
as, a roaring
lin
.
3.
A steep ravine.
☞ Written also linn and lyn.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lin

LIN

,
Verb.
I.
To yield. Obs.

LIN

,
Noun.
A pool or mere. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


lǐn

lǐn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

Mandarin

Romanization

lǐn (Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˇ)

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