hyns

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) hens

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hɨnt, from Proto-Celtic *sentus. Cognate with Breton hent and Welsh hynt.

Noun

hyns m (plural hensyow or hensi)

  1. course, way
  2. path
  3. road
    Synonym: fordh

Derived terms

  • hwiler hyns (“pathfinder”)
  • hyns horn (“railway”)
  • Hyns Sen Jamys (“Milky Way”)
  • hyns-tira (“runway”)
  • penn hyns (“terminal”)
  • treusva hyns horn (“level crossing”)

Gutnish

Etymology

From Old Norse hœnsn.

Noun

hyns n pl

  1. hens

Derived terms

  • hynsu
  • hynarägg

Swedish

Noun

hyns

  1. definite genitive singular of hy
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