rynt

R1Y4N1T1
/ˈɹaɪnt/

verb

stand off; move away (said by milkmaids to their cows after milking them)

“Rynt thee.”

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Meanings

verbrynt (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)

alternative roynt · alternative runt

  1. archaicno pastno present participleparticiplepastreflexivestand off; move away (said by milkmaids to their cows after milking them)

    Rynt thee.

Origin

Likely from a corruption of "rowan tree", a phrase which would have been chanted in order to drive off witches, since the tree was believed to be a ward against evil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rynt

pint
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Cite this entry
APA

rynt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rynt

MLA

“rynt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rynt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rynt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rynt.

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