groyn
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French groign (French groin), from Late Latin grunium, grunia. The variation in pronunciation probably reflects variation in Old French and in methods of adapting Old French phonemes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrui̯n/, /ˈɡruːn/, /ˈɡriu̯n/, /ˈɡriːn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Northern ME" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡruːɳ(ə)/
Noun
groyn (plural groynes)
- A pig or hog's snout (a porcine face)
- Such a snout served as food.
- Complaining, criticism, reprimand.
- (rare) An nose (usually an unsightly one).
- (rare) The trunk of an elephant.
- (rare) The head of a military force.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “groin (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.
- “groin (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.
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