brunswyn
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom broun (“brown, dark”) + swyn (“pig”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbrunswyn
- (Late Middle English, hapax) porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
References
edit- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Brown-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1137, column 2.