quynce
Middle English
Alternative forms
- quyns, qwince, quince, quence, qwyns, coynce
Etymology
From coyns (“quinces”); reanalysed as a singular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwins/, /kwɛns/
Noun
quynce (plural quynces)
- quince (the tree Cydonia oblonga)
- The fruit of this tree (a yellow or green pome)
Descendants
- English: quince
- Scots: quince
References
- “quince, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.