pyn

English

Noun

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

Etymology

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

Noun

pyn (plural pyne)

  1. pain

Scanian

Etymology

Cognate with Westrobothnian pjun n (“id.”)

Noun

pyn n

  1. Stickleback, a small fish.
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