linnet
The origin and history of linnet.
Etymology
Linnet comes from Old French linette, itself from lin meaning flax, because the bird likes to eat flax seeds. An Old English name for the bird, linete, also fed into the word.
The origin and history of linnet.
Linnet comes from Old French linette, itself from lin meaning flax, because the bird likes to eat flax seeds. An Old English name for the bird, linete, also fed into the word.
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