linn

Or lin

[lin]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chiefly Scot.

a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
a pool of water, especially at the foot of a waterfall.
a steep ravine or precipice.

linn

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

a waterfall or a pool at the foot of it
a ravine or precipice

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Word History and Origins

Origin of linn¹

before 1000; conflation of Old English hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and Scots Gaelic linne, cognate with Irish linn, Welsh llyn

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Word History and Origins

Origin of linn¹

C16: probably from a confusion of two words, Scottish Gaelic linne pool and Old English hlynn torrent

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Nevertheless, Stark can celebrate a hugely significant victory which might inspire European Solheim Cup team-mates such as compatriot Linn Grant and Britain's Charley Hull in the three remaining majors of the year.

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El Dorado 4, Oregon West Linn 3: Brady Abner delivered the walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh for El Dorado.

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The 115-strong field was due to start and finish the race in Linn Park park in the south of the city, following two laps of Castlemilk Woodland.

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Linn, who goes to a different school near the site, told AFP news agency "it was chaos", with people panicking and crying.

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"There was blood everywhere," 16-year-old Linn told reporters at the scene of what has been described by Sweden's prime minister as the worst mass shooting in the country's history.

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