margyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• margeyne, margine, margyne, marjant, mergine, mergyn, mergyne

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman margin, from Latin margō, marginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈd͡ʒiːn/, /ˈmard͡ʒin/

Noun

margyn (plural margynes)

1. The edge or border of something.
2. (specifically) The edge of a page; the margin.

Descendants

• English: margin (obsolete margent)
• Scots: margin (obsolete margent)

References

• “marǧin(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.