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)

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

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