pyn

pyn

1. Obsolete form of pin (mood).
   • 1533, R. Saltwood:

     As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus
     Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

• IPA^(key): /pəin/

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From Dutch pijn, from Middle Dutch pine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ). Cognate with English pain.

pyn (plural pyne)

1. pain

From Dutch pijn, from Latin pīnus.

pyn (plural pyne)

1. pine

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pyn n

1. Stickleback, a small fish.