Meanings
tyne1
present singular third person tynes · participle present tyning · participle past tyned · past tyned
- obsoletetransitiveTo lose.
‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’
1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre - intransitiveobsoleteTo become lost; to perish.
tyne2
Tyne3
- A river in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, in north east England. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank.
- A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river
- A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.
Origin
Tyne · proper noun
- Proto-Indo-European*teh₂-“to flow”
- Proto-Celtic*tīn“river”
- Old EnglishTīna
- EnglishTyne
From Old English Tīna or Tīne, attested as a component of the place name Tinanmuþe (“Tynemouth”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Teign and Tenna. Also compare Latin Tina.
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Chinese Mandarin 泰恩河, 泰恩
- 泰恩河 (Tài'ēn hé)river
- 泰恩 (Tài'ēn)river
Dutch Tyne
- Tyneriver
French Tyne
- Tyneriver
German Tyne
- Tyneriver
Japanese タイン川, タイン
- タイン川 (Tain-gawa)river
- タイン (Tain)river
Latin Tina
- Tinariver
Russian Тайн
- Тайн (Tajn)river
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Cite this entry
tyne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyne
“tyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyne. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tyne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyne.
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