lonnin
From northern English dialect, a narrow unpaved lane or track, often running between fields or hedgerows.
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From northern English dialect, a narrow unpaved lane or track, often running between fields or hedgerows. Cognate with 'loning' and related to the Old English 'lane'. Common in Northumberland and Cumberland place names. Carries a rural, bucolic register distinct from the urban 'alley' or 'ginnel'.
We cut through the lonnin behind the farm to avoid the muddy main road.
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(Geordie, Cumberland, dialect) A lane.
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