winne

See also: Winne

English

Etymology

From Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Scots win, wind (“pleasure, joy”), German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), Danish ynde (“grace”). See also winly, winsome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪn/

Noun

winne (plural winnes)

  1. (obsolete) Joy; delight; pleasure.

Derived terms

Adjective

winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)

  1. (obsolete) Enjoyable; delightful.

Anagrams

Dutch

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Verb

winne

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of winnen
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