What does "tyne" mean?
Tyne: To lose. [Obs. or Scot.] "His bliss gan he tyne." Piers Plowman. Sir W. Scott.
Additional senses
- 2.To become lost; to perish. [Obs.] Spenser.
- 3.A prong or point of an antler.
- 4.Anxiety; tine. [Obs.] "With labor and long tyne." Spenser.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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