brunswyn
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From broun (“brown, dark”) + swyn (“pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrunˌswiːn/
Noun
brunswyn
- (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Brown-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1137, column 2.