General
linn
What does linn mean?
A pool of water, especially the deep one carved out at the base of a waterfall. Strongest in Scotland and Northumberland but bleeds into Welsh English too, via Welsh 'llyn'.
"We jumped off the rocks into the linn below the falls."
Origin
A conflation of Old English 'hlynn' (torrent) and Celtic — Welsh 'llyn', Scots Gaelic 'linne', Irish 'linn' — all meaning pool. Lives on in place names across Britain (Linn of Dee, Lynmouth).
Frequently asked questions
What does linn mean?
A linn is a pool at the foot of a waterfall, and sometimes the falls themselves.
How do you use linn in a sentence?
"We swam in the linn below the falls" — bathing in the plunge pool beneath a waterfall.
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