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winn

  • noun [ neuter ]
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winn, es; n.
labour
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strife, conflict
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Etymology
[Þa þe ledden here lif in werre and in winne, O. E. Homl. i. 175, 246. Devel weccheð among hem flite and win, Rel. Ant. i. 128, 32. Þar aros wale and win, Laym. 404. De watres win, Gen. and Ex. 598. ȝeolpen for þere winne (of þan winne, 2nd MS.) to boast of the gain, Laym. 12072. Þin rihhte swinnkes winn (gain), Orm. 6118.]
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v. ge-, wiþer-winn.
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v.  win.
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