tyne

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US /taɪn/ UK /taɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #47247

Meanings

1

verb
Scottish and Northern English, archaic: to lose, mislay, forfeit, or cease to possess something

He fastened the locket securely lest he should tyne it on the journey.
2

verb
Scottish and Northern English, archaic: to become lost or to perish

Without shelter, the lamb might tyne in the winter storm.
3

noun
archaic and dialectal: loss, trouble, or anxiety

The bargain brought him more labor and tyne than profit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · scottish and northern... lose mislay forfeit

2 verb · scottish and northern... perishbe lostdisappear

3 noun · archaic and dialectal:... loss trouble anxiety

Opposites

find keep preserve

Word family

Derived forms tinttynedtyningtyner

Related forms tinelose forfeit perish

Etymology

From Older Scots tyne and Northern Middle English tine, 'to lose, destroy, or perish,' ultimately related to Old Norse tyna, 'to destroy or lose.' The past form tint remains familiar in Scots. This dialect verb is unrelated to the English river name Tyne.

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# tyne

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /taɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /taɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 47247

## Meanings
1. Scottish and Northern English, archaic: to lose, mislay, forfeit, or cease to possess something
2. Scottish and Northern English, archaic: to become lost or to perish
3. archaic and dialectal: loss, trouble, or anxiety

## Examples
- He fastened the locket securely lest he should tyne it on the journey.
- Without shelter, the lamb might tyne in the winter storm.
- The bargain brought him more labor and tyne than profit.

## Synonyms
- lose
- mislay
- forfeit
- perish
- loss

## Antonyms
- find
- keep
- preserve

## Derived Forms
- tint
- tyned
- tyning
- tyner

## Related Forms
- tine
- lose
- forfeit
- perish

## Etymology
From Older Scots tyne and Northern Middle English tine, 'to lose, destroy, or perish,' ultimately related to Old Norse tyna, 'to destroy or lose.' The past form tint remains familiar in Scots. This dialect verb is unrelated to the English river name Tyne.

## Topics
- Register & Style

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