- fynig
- adj moldy, musty
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
fynig
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Fenowed — Fen owed, a. [AS. fynig musty, fynegean to become musty or filthy: cf. fennig fenny, muddy, dirty, fr. fen fen. Cf. {Finew}.] Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See {Vinnewed}. [Obs.] Dr. Favour. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fennig — 1. adj marshy; muddy, dirty; 2. see fynig … Old to modern English dictionary
blue vinny — [ vɪni] (also blue vinney) noun a blue mould skimmed milk cheese from Dorset. Origin C16: vinny from OE fyniġ mouldy, musty … English new terms dictionary
pen-2, pen-ko- — pen 2, pen ko English meaning: swamp; water, wet Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlamm, Sumpf, Wasser; feucht” Material: M.Ir. en (*peno ?) “water”, enach ‘swamp, marsh”, en glas “wässerige milk”, Welsh en wyn “ buttermilk “, M.Ir. on… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
vinew — /vinˈū/ transitive verb and intransitive verb To make or become mouldy noun Mouldiness ORIGIN: OE fynegian to become mouldy, from fynig mouldy, from fyne mould • • • vinˈewed adjective 1. Mouldy 2. Musty … Useful english dictionary
