basyn
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bacin, bacyn, bascin, basen, basin, bason, bassen, bassene, bassyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːˈsiːn/, /ˈbaːsin/, /bas-/
Noun
basyn (plural basyns)
- A basin (large bowl):
- A washbasin; a sink.
- (rare) A basin-shaped gong.
- (rare) Any dish or bowl.
- (rare) A helmet.
Related terms
- basynet
Descendants
- English: basin
- Scots: bashin
- → Irish: báisín
References
- “bācī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.