wayn
English
Kom (Cameroon)
References
- Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English wæġn; derived from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛi̯n/
- (from Old English wǣn) IPA(key): /wɛːn/
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
wayn (plural waynes)
- wain, wagon, cart
- A war chariot
- A plough or harvester
- Ursa Major or Ursa Minor
Related terms
- Charlewayn
- crowdewayn
- waynen
References
- “wain (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Etymology 2
From Old Northern French waigne, from the Northern French descendant of Vulgar Latin *wadaniō, from Frankish *waithanjan, from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną. Compare gayn.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛi̯n(ə)/
Descendants
- English: wain
References
- “wain (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
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