"fyn" meaning in Middle English

See fyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fiːn/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fin, from Latin finis. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|fine}}, {{bor|enm|fro|fin}} Old French fin, {{der|enm|la|finis}} Latin finis Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fyn, {{enm-adj}} fyn
  1. fine
    Sense id: en-fyn-enm-adj-0UpYuugE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /fin/, /vin/ (note: especially Southern, Southwest Midland) Forms: fynnes [plural], fyn [plural, uncommon], fyne [alternative], fynne [alternative], fin [alternative, Early-Middle-English, especially], vyn [alternative], vynne [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English finn, from Proto-West Germanic *finnā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyh₂-. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|fin}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|finn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English finn, {{inh+|enm|ang|finn}} Inherited from Old English finn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*finnā}} Proto-West Germanic *finnā, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*(s)peyh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyh₂- Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fyn, {{enm-noun|fynnes|pl2=fyn|pl2_qual=less common}} fyn (plural fynnes or (less common) fyn)
  1. A fin (appendage of a fish) or similar organ.
    Sense id: en-fyn-enm-noun-yXu7KLx~
  2. A gill or its exterior (as a translation of Old French branche or Latin branchia)
    Sense id: en-fyn-enm-noun-Ap-bEd8n Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Animal body parts, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 11 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 83 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 8 8 85 Disambiguation of Organs: 6 26 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "branche",
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          "branchia",
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        ]
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