linur

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linaz, *linwaz (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to dwindle; lean, slim”). Cognate with Old High German len (“mild, soft”), Middle High German lin (“lukewarm, dull, bad”), Dutch lenig (“supple, bendsome”).

• IPA^(key): [liːnʊɹ] [1]

linur

1. soft
2. slack
3. loose
4. limp
5. flabby
6. weak

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to decrease, dwindle; lean, slim”). Cognate with Old High German len (“mild”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪːnʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːnʏr

linur (comparative linari, superlative linastur)

1. soft, limp
2. limp, flaccid
3. weak
4. unwell, sick

• (soft): mjúkur
• (weak): kraftlítill
• (unwell): lasinn