"sinew" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪnjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɪnju/ [General-American], /ˈsɪnjʉː/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-au-sinew.ogg Forms: sinews [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English synwe, synewe (“tendon; ligament or other connective tissue; muscle; nerve; leaf vein”), from Old English sinu (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinu, from Proto-Germanic *sinwō, *senawō (“sinew”), from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”), from *(s)neh₁- (“to twist (threads), spin, weave”). The word is cognate with sinnow (“sinew”), Scots senon, sinnon, Saterland Frisian Siene (“sinew”), West Frisian senuw, sine (“sinew; nerve”), Dutch zenuw (“nerve, sinew”), German Sehne (“tendon, sinew; cord”), Icelandic sin (“tendon”), Swedish sena (“sinew”), Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭 (snāuuar, “tendon, sinew”), Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “tendon; nerve; cord”), Latin nervus (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāván, “sinew, tendon; muscle”), Tocharian B ṣñor (“sinew”). Doublet of nerve and neuron. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|synwe}} Middle English synwe, {{inh|en|ang|sinu||tendon, sinew; nerve}} Old English sinu (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sinu}} Proto-West Germanic *sinu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sinwō}} Proto-Germanic *sinwō, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*snéh₁wr̥||sinew, tendon}} Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”), {{cog|sco|senon}} Scots senon, {{cog|stq|Siene||sinew}} Saterland Frisian Siene (“sinew”), {{cog|fy|senuw}} West Frisian senuw, {{cog|nl|zenuw||nerve, sinew}} Dutch zenuw (“nerve, sinew”), {{cog|de|Sehne||tendon, sinew; cord}} German Sehne (“tendon, sinew; cord”), {{cog|is|sin||tendon}} Icelandic sin (“tendon”), {{cog|sv|sena||sinew}} Swedish sena (“sinew”), {{cog|ae|𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭||tendon, sinew}} Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭 (snāuuar, “tendon, sinew”), {{cog|grc|νεῦρον||tendon; nerve; cord}} Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “tendon; nerve; cord”), {{cog|la|nervus||tendon, sinew; nerve}} Latin nervus (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), {{cog|sa|स्नावन्||sinew, tendon; muscle|tr=snāván}} Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāván, “sinew, tendon; muscle”), {{cog|txb|ṣñor||sinew}} Tocharian B ṣñor (“sinew”), {{doublet|en|nerve|neuron}} Doublet of nerve and neuron Head templates: {{en-noun}} sinew (plural sinews)
  1. (anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Animal tissues, Fibers
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  2. A cord or string, particularly (music) as of a musical instrument. Categories (topical): Music, Fibers Coordinate_terms (cord or string): twine
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  3. (figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Animal tissues, Fibers Translations (muscular power, muscle; vigor, vigorous strength): զորություն (zorutʻyun) (Armenian), мускулатура (muskulatura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), физическа сила (fizičeska sila) [feminine] (Bulgarian), spierkracht (Dutch), sterkte (Dutch), voima (Finnish), jäntevyys (Finnish), Muskelkraft [feminine] (German), Kraft [feminine] (German), Stärke [feminine] (German), Nervenstärke [feminine] (German), Spannkraft [feminine] (German), erő (Hungarian), izomerő (Hungarian), nerbo (Italian), vână [feminine] (Romanian), snaga (Serbo-Croatian), снага [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), spänst [common-gender] (Swedish), styrka [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  4. (figuratively, often in the plural) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting factor or member; mainstay. Tags: figuratively, in-plural, often Categories (topical): Fibers Translations (that which gives strength or in which strength consists): wilskracht (Dutch), voimanlähde (Finnish), hajtóerő (Hungarian), mozgatóerő (Hungarian)
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  5. (anatomy, obsolete) A nerve. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Anatomy, Animal tissues, Fibers
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sinnew Derived forms: insinewed, sinewed [adjective], sinewish, sinewless, sinewous, sinew-shrunk, sinews of war, sinewy

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɪnjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɪnju/ [General-American], /ˈsɪnjʉː/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-au-sinew.ogg Forms: sinews [present, singular, third-person], sinewing [participle, present], sinewed [participle, past], sinewed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English synwe, synewe (“tendon; ligament or other connective tissue; muscle; nerve; leaf vein”), from Old English sinu (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinu, from Proto-Germanic *sinwō, *senawō (“sinew”), from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”), from *(s)neh₁- (“to twist (threads), spin, weave”). The word is cognate with sinnow (“sinew”), Scots senon, sinnon, Saterland Frisian Siene (“sinew”), West Frisian senuw, sine (“sinew; nerve”), Dutch zenuw (“nerve, sinew”), German Sehne (“tendon, sinew; cord”), Icelandic sin (“tendon”), Swedish sena (“sinew”), Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭 (snāuuar, “tendon, sinew”), Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “tendon; nerve; cord”), Latin nervus (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāván, “sinew, tendon; muscle”), Tocharian B ṣñor (“sinew”). Doublet of nerve and neuron. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|synwe}} Middle English synwe, {{inh|en|ang|sinu||tendon, sinew; nerve}} Old English sinu (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sinu}} Proto-West Germanic *sinu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sinwō}} Proto-Germanic *sinwō, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*snéh₁wr̥||sinew, tendon}} Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”), {{cog|sco|senon}} Scots senon, {{cog|stq|Siene||sinew}} Saterland Frisian Siene (“sinew”), {{cog|fy|senuw}} West Frisian senuw, {{cog|nl|zenuw||nerve, sinew}} Dutch zenuw (“nerve, sinew”), {{cog|de|Sehne||tendon, sinew; cord}} German Sehne (“tendon, sinew; cord”), {{cog|is|sin||tendon}} Icelandic sin (“tendon”), {{cog|sv|sena||sinew}} Swedish sena (“sinew”), {{cog|ae|𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭||tendon, sinew}} Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭 (snāuuar, “tendon, sinew”), {{cog|grc|νεῦρον||tendon; nerve; cord}} Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “tendon; nerve; cord”), {{cog|la|nervus||tendon, sinew; nerve}} Latin nervus (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), {{cog|sa|स्नावन्||sinew, tendon; muscle|tr=snāván}} Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāván, “sinew, tendon; muscle”), {{cog|txb|ṣñor||sinew}} Tocharian B ṣñor (“sinew”), {{doublet|en|nerve|neuron}} Doublet of nerve and neuron Head templates: {{en-verb}} sinew (third-person singular simple present sinews, present participle sinewing, simple past and past participle sinewed)
  1. (transitive) To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Animal tissues, Fibers Derived forms: unsinew
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Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English synwe, synewe (“tendon; ligament or other connective tissue; muscle; nerve; leaf vein”), from Old English sinu (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinu, from Proto-Germanic *sinwō, *senawō (“sinew”), from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”), from *(s)neh₁- (“to twist (threads), spin, weave”).\nThe word is cognate with sinnow (“sinew”), Scots senon, sinnon, Saterland Frisian Siene (“sinew”), West Frisian senuw, sine (“sinew; nerve”), Dutch zenuw (“nerve, sinew”), German Sehne (“tendon, sinew; cord”), Icelandic sin (“tendon”), Swedish sena (“sinew”), Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭 (snāuuar, “tendon, sinew”), Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “tendon; nerve; cord”), Latin nervus (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāván, “sinew, tendon; muscle”), Tocharian B ṣñor (“sinew”). Doublet of nerve and neuron.",
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    {
      "form": "sinews",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinewing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinewed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sinewed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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  ],
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    "sin‧ew"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi], pages 157–158:",
          "text": "And now to London with Triumphant march, / There to be crowned Englands Royall King: / From whence, ſhall Warwicke cut the Sea to France, / And aske the Ladie Bona for thy Queene: / So ſhalt thou ſinow both theſe Lands together, / And hauing France thy Friend, thou ſhalt not dread / The ſcattred Foe, that hopes to riſe againe: […]",
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        {
          "ref": "1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], “The Same Subject Continued”, in The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume II, Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC, page 123:",
          "text": "[I]t were to be wiſhed that we tried the restrictive arts of government, and made law the protector, but not the tyrant of the people. […] [W]e ſhould then find that wretches, now ſtuck up for long tortures, left luxury ſhould feel a momentary pang, might, if properly treated, ſerve to ſinew the ſtate in times of danger; […]",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews."
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        "(transitive) To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪnjuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪnju/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪnjʉː/",
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        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
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}

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