adj
Meaning 1
Enjoyable; delightful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
winne
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Pronunciation
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/ˈwɪn/
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rhymes with -ɪn
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homophone: wynn
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homophone: win
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homophone: when (with both the wine–whine merger and pin–pen merger)
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Joy; delight; pleasure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, 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”).
From the Welsh surname, variant of gwyn (“blessed, white”). Compare the name Wynn.