pyn
English
Noun
pyn
- Obsolete form of pin (mood).
- 1533, R. Saltwood:
- As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus
Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.
- As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus
- 1533, R. Saltwood:
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch pijn, from Middle Dutch pine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).
Noun
pyn (plural pyne)
- pain
Scanian
Etymology
Cognate with Westrobothnian pjun n (“id.”)
Noun
pyn n
- Stickleback, a small fish.