wyn
See also: Wyn, wŷn, and ŵyn
English
Noun
wyn (plural wyns)
- Alternative spelling of wynn
Anagrams
- ywn
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch wijn, from Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəi̯n/
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Noun
wyn (plural wyne)
- wine
Derived terms
- brandewyn
- tafelwyn
- wynboer
- wynsteen
- wynstok
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Alternative forms
- win, wine, wyne, wijn, vine, vyn, vyne, wyen, weyn, wynne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiːn/
Noun
wyn (plural wynes)
- wine (in food, cooking, medicine, the Eucharist, etc.)
Related terms
- vyne-tre
- winberie
- wyndrawer
- wyndronken
- wyny
Descendants
- English: wine (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: wyne
References
- “wīn(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
wyn (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Adjective
wyn (plural and weak singular wynne)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)
Verb
wyn
- Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
Noun
wyn
- Alternative form of vine (“grapevine”)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /wɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /wɪn/
Adjective
wyn
- Soft mutation of gwyn (“white”).
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwyn | wyn | ngwyn | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vin/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian wind, from Proto-West Germanic *wind.
Noun
wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)
- wind
Derived terms
- wynmûne
Further reading
- “wyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Noun
wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)
- wine
Derived terms
- wynmoanne
Further reading
- “wyn (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011