brunswyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

brunswyne

Etymology

From broun (“brown, dark”) +‎ swyn (“pig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrunˌswiːn/

Noun

brunswyn

(Late Middle English, hapax) porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)
Synonyms: mereswyn, porpeys

References

James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Brown-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1137, column 2.

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