winne

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Homophones: wynn, Nguyen, win

winne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)

1. (obsolete) Joy; delight; pleasure.

• winly
• winsome

winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)

1. (obsolete) Enjoyable; delightful.

• Nnewi, innew

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winne

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

winne (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)

winne (plural and weak singular wunne)

1. Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)

winne

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

winne

1. Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)

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

winne

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnə/
• Hyphenation: win‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɪnə

winne

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnə/

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.

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