different between wyn vs lyn

English

Noun

wyn (plural wyns)

1. Alternative spelling of wynn

Anagrams

• ywn

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wijn, from Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch w?n, from Proto-West Germanic *w?n, from Latin v?num.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?i?n/

Noun

wyn (plural wyne)

1. wine

Derived terms

• brandewyn
• tafelwyn
• wynboer
• wynsteen
• wynstok

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English w?n, from Proto-West Germanic *w?n, from Latin v?num.

Alternative forms

• win, wine, wyne, wijn, vine, vyn, vyne, wyen, weyn, wynne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi?n/

Noun

wyn (plural wynes)

1. 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

• “w?n(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

wyn (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)

Adjective

wyn (plural and weak singular wynne)

1. Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)

Etymology 3

Verb

wyn

1. Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)

Etymology 4

Noun

wyn

1. Alternative form of vine (“grapevine”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /w??n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /w?n/

Adjective

wyn

1. Soft mutation of gwyn (“white”).

Mutation

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vin/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?wéh?n?ts.

Noun

wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)

1. wind

Derived terms

• wynmûne

Further reading

• “wyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian w?n, from Proto-West Germanic *w?n, from Latin v?num.

Noun

wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)

1. wine

Derived terms

• wynmoanne

Further reading

• “wyn (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Etymology

See linn.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

lyn (plural lyns)

1. Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”)

References

• lyn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly?n/, [ly??n]

Noun

lyn n (singular definite lynet, plural indefinite lyn)

1. lightning

Inflection

Verb

lyn

1. imperative of lyne

Further reading

• “lyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lyn (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lyne

Etymology 2

Noun

lyn

1. Alternative form of lynde

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna or lynene)

1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms

• lynkrig
• lynnedslag
• lynrask

References

• “lyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly?n/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna)

1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms

• lynkrig
• lynnedslag
• lynrask

References

• “lyn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l???n /

Noun

lyn n

1. lightning

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /l??n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /l?n/

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of glyn.

Mutation

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of llyn.

Mutation

West Frisian

Adverb

lyn

1. ago

Further reading

• “lyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011