cyen

English

Noun

cyen (plural cyens)

1. Obsolete spelling of scion.
   • 1697: Virgil [aut.] and John Dryden [tr.], The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis, volume 1, The Second Book of the Georgics, “The Argument”, lines 92–95 (7^th ed., 1748)

     From Roots hard Hazels, and from Cyens riſe
     Tall Aſh, and taller Oak that mates the Skies :
     Palm, Poplar, Firr, deſcending from the Steep
     Of Hills, to try the dangers of the Deep.

Anagrams

• -ency, Nyce