quynce

Middle English

Alternative forms

• quyns, qwince, quince, quence, qwyns, coynce

Etymology

From coyns (“quinces”); reanalysed as a singular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwins/, /kwɛns/

Noun

quynce (plural quynces)

1. quince (the tree Cydonia oblonga)
2. The fruit of this tree (a yellow or green pome)

Descendants

• English: quince
• Scots: quince

References

• “quince, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.