Tyne

//taɪn// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    anxiety; teen obsolete

    "with labour and long tyne"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of tine. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To lose. obsolete, transitive

    "‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’"

  2. 2
    To become lost; to perish. intransitive, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river
  3. 3
    A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.

Synonyms

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river tynetyne river

Example

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"‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English Tīna or Tīne, attested as a component of the place name Tinanmuþe (“Tynemouth”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Teign and Tenna. Also compare Latin Tina.

Etymology 2

See teen.

Related phrases

North TyneSouth TyneTyne DockTyne and Weareast lothiannewcastle upon tynesea areatyne and wear

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