eldertongue

Old English · noun

wynn

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/wynn/
[wyn]
Syllables
wynn (1 syllable)
Modern English
wynnwinwinnedelightjoywen

Meaning

  1. joy, delight

    wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað, hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran, þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.

    or friendless me would soothe, allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes, how tough is sorrow as a companion, to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

    oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
  2. the runic character (/w/)

    ne brūceþ þe can wēana lȳt...

    Joy he has, he who knows little of woe...

    The Old English rune poem
  3. the letter wynn: Ƿ, ƿ (/w/)

Declension

Declension of wynn
SingularPlural
Nominative wynnwynnawynne
Accusative wynnewynnawynne
Genitive wynnewynna
Dative wynnewynnum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wunnju.

Descendants

wen, win, winne, wynn

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