yeyn

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish iein, from Proto-Brythonic *yegnos, from Proto-Celtic *yegis. Related to yey (“ice”). Cognate with Breton yen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛɪn/

Adjective

yeyn (comparative yeynna, superlative an yeynna)

  1. cold
  2. (agriculture) barren, infertile, not arable

Hyponyms

  • oor (“bitterly cold, freezing”)

Derived terms

  • tir yeyn (“barren land”)
  • yeyn nowodhow (“bad news”)
  • yeynder (“cold”, noun)
  • yeynell, yeyner (“fridge”)
  • yeynella (“refrigerate”, verb)
  • yeynhe (“become cold”, verb)

Middle English

Verb

yeyn

  1. present participle of ye
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