"wynsom" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwinsum/, /ˈwunsum/ Forms: wynsome [plural], wynsome [singular, weak], winsom [alternative], winsum [alternative], wunsum [alternative], wonsom [alternative], wonsome [alternative], wonsum [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wynsum, from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjusam (“joyful”); equivalent to wynne (“happiness”) + -som. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wynsum}} Old English wynsum, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wunnjusam|t=joyful}} Proto-West Germanic *wunnjusam (“joyful”), {{af|enm|wynne|-som|t1=happiness}} wynne (“happiness”) + -som Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|wynsome||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wynsom (plural and weak singular wynsome), {{enm-adj|wynsome}} wynsom (plural and weak singular wynsome)
  1. beautiful; appealing to the senses
    Sense id: en-wynsom-enm-adj-V5KbA33n
  2. pleasing; having good manners
    Sense id: en-wynsom-enm-adj-7rdC7Jmy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -som, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Appearance, Happiness Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Appearance: 27 73 Disambiguation of Happiness: 16 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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