ruyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ruyen, ruine, ruynne, rewen, ruyn, ruene, ruen, rueyne

Etymology

From Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯in(ə)/, /ˈriu̯iːn(ə)/

Noun

ruyne (uncountable)

1. Decline, decay, deterioration; loss of greatness.
2. Lack of repair or upkeep; the state of being in disrepair.
3. Lack of wealth or power; the state of being unfortunate.
4. Decay or decline in morality or values; falling into vice.
5. The total destroying or ruination of a settlement or structure.
6. (rare) Something which devastates or ruins.
7. (rare) The remnants or ruins of a destroyed thing or place.
8. (rare) The act of knocking over a tall structure.

Related terms

• ruynous

Descendants

• English: ruin
• Scots: ruin

References

• “ruī̆n(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-23.

Middle French

Etymology

Old French, from Latin ruina

Noun

ruyne f (plural ruynes)

1. ruin; wreck
2. (state of) ruin
   • 1534, François Rabelais, Gargantua:

     ie ne voy poinct comment ce ne soit a nostre ruyne totale.

     I don't see how this won't lead to our total ruin.

Descendants

• French: ruine