different between croyn vs coyn

English

Verb

croyn (third-person singular simple present croyns, present participle croyning, simple past and past participle croyned)

1. (obsolete) Cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.

References

• New English Dictionary, by John Kersey, 1772
• James Orchard Halliwell (1846) , “CROYN”, in A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Fourteenth Century. [...] In Two Volumes, volume I (A–I), London: John Russell Smith, […], OCLC 1008510154, page 283, column 2.
• Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English (containing words from the English writers previous to the nineteenth century which are no longer in use, or are not used in the same sense, and words which are now used only in the provincial dialects), by Thomas Wright (Esq., M.A., F.S.A., H.M.R.S.L., &c., CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE), 1857 (p361)

Anagrams

• Conry, corny, crony, cry on

English

Noun

coyn (plural coyns)

1. Obsolete spelling of coin

Anagrams

• CONY, CoNY, cony, cyno-, cyon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French coin, from Latin cuneus.

Alternative forms

• coign, coigne, coyne, coygne, kuyne, koyne, coin, cune, quyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kui?n(?)/, /?kwin(?)/

Noun

coyn (plural coyns)

2. A wedge (asymmetrical object tapering to point on one side and flat on the other)
3. The impression or imagery on a coin; an imprint.
4. A coin (stamped piece of metal)
5. Any kind of currency; things bearing monetary value.
6. (rare) A stone placed in the corner of an arch; a quoin.
7. (rare) Any corner, angle, or nook.
8. (rare) A property shaped like a wedge.

Related terms

• coignage
• coynen
• coynour
• coynyng

Descendants

• English: coin, quoin, coign
  • ? Japanese: ??? (koin)
• Scots: cuinyie, cunzie

References

• “coin, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

Etymology 2

From Old French cooing, from Latin cot?neum.

Alternative forms

• quyn, coing, coigne, quoyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kui?n(?)/, /?kwin(?)/

Noun

coyn (plural coyns)

2. quince

Derived terms

• quynce

Descendants

• Scots: coyne (obsolete)

References

• “coin, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.