basyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bacin, bacyn, bascin, basen, basin, bason, bassen, bassene, bassyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈsiːn/, /ˈbaːsin/, /bas-/

Noun

basyn (plural basyns)

1. A basin (large bowl):
   1. A washbasin; a sink.
   2. (rare) A basin-shaped gong.
2. (rare) Any dish or bowl.
3. (rare) A helmet.

Related terms

• basynet

Descendants

• English: basin
• Scots: bashin
• → Irish: báisín

References

• “bācī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.