whynne

Middle English

Alternative forms

qwynne, wynne, qwyne, whyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse hvein.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʍin/
(dialectal) IPA^(key): /win/, /xʍin/

Noun

whynne (plural whynnes)

Gorse or a similar plant.

Descendants

English: whin
Scots: whin

References

“whin (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

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