English edit

Noun edit

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.

Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pəin/
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

pyn (plural pyne)

  1. pain

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch pijn, from Latin pīnus.

Noun edit

pyn (plural pyne)

  1. pine
Synonyms edit

Scanian edit

Noun edit

pyn n

  1. Stickleback, a small fish.