winne

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English

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (joy, delight, pleasure), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (joy, desire), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish, desire, love).

Cognate with Scots win, wind (pleasure, joy), German Wonne (bliss, joy, delight), Danish ynde (grace).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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winne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)

  1. (obsolete) Joy; delight; pleasure.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)

  1. (obsolete) Enjoyable; delightful.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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winne

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of winnen

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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winne (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of wynne (happiness)

Adjective

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winne (plural and weak singular wunne)

  1. Alternative form of wynne (happy)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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winne

  1. Alternative form of win (benefit, wealth, discord)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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winne

  1. Alternative form of winnen (to win)

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvin.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -innɛ
  • Syllabification: win‧ne

Adjective

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winne

  1. inflection of winny:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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winne

  1. (transitive) to win
  2. (transitive) to earn

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “winne”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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winne

  1. (transitive) to win
    • 1995, Rienk de Haan, Mei freonlike groetnis, page 11:
      De fytsmakker ferkeapet fytsbannen.
      De toskedokter lûkt net graach kiezzen.
      Wy hoopje dat jo in priis wûn hawwe.
      The bycicle salesman sells bycicle tires.
      The dentist doesn't willingly pull teeth.
      We hope that they have won a prise.

Further reading

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  • winne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011