whynne
Middle English
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editEtymology
editOf North Germanic origin, borrowed from Old Norse hvein (the source of modern Swedish ven (“bentgrass”)), from Proto-Germanic *hwin-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoi-no-, referring to its tall, sharp stalks.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwhynne (plural whynnes)
- Gorse or a similar plant.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “whin, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
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- Middle English terms derived from Old Norse
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- enm:Legumes
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