TYNE

Tyne, River Tyne, Tyne River

(noun) a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Tyne

A river in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in north east England. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank.

A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river

A river in East Lothian council area in southern Scotland

Anagrams

• nyet

Etymology 1

Noun

tyne

(obsolete) anxiety; teen

Verb

tyne (third-person singular simple present tynes, present participle tyning, simple past and past participle tyned)

(transitive, obsolete) To lose.

(intransitive, obsolete) To become lost; to perish.

Etymology 2

Noun

tyne (plural tynes)

Alternative form of tine

Anagrams

• nyet

Source: Wiktionary


Tyne, v. t. Etym: [Icel. t.]

Definition: To lose. [Obs. or Scot.] "His bliss gan he tyne." Piers Plowman. Sir W. Scott.

Tyne, v. i.

Definition: To become lost; to perish. [Obs.] Spenser.

Tyne, n. Etym: [See Tine a prong.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A prong or point of an antler.

Tyne, n. Etym: [See Teen, n.]

Definition: Anxiety; tine. [Obs.] "With labor and long tyne." Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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