Lin
Lin (lin) , intransitive verb
[Anglo-Saxon linnan. See Lithe.]
To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obsolete or Scottish] — Marston
Lin , transitive verb
To cease from. [Obsolete or Scottish]
Lin , noun
[Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to Welsh llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from Anglo-Saxon hlynn torrent. Compare 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.