brunswyn
Middle English
Alternative forms
- brunswyne
Etymology
From broun (“brown, dark”) + swyn (“pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrunˌswiːn/
Noun
brunswyn
- (Late Middle English, hapax) porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
- Synonyms: mereswyn, porpeys
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Brown-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 1137, column 2.