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