worolde wynne (_the highest earthly joy_), 1081; eorðan wynne (_earth-joy,
the delightful earth_), 1731;
heofenes
wynne (_heaven's joy_, the rising
sun), 1802; hearpan wynne (_harp-joy, the pleasant harp_), 2108; þæt hē .
Beowulf
wintres wylme (_with winter's flood_), 516; acc.
sg.
þurh wæteres wylm,
1694; acc.
pl.
heortan wylmas, 2508.
--Comp.
: brēost-, brim-, byrne-, cear-,
fȳr-, heaðo-, holm-, sǣ-, sorh-wylm.
See wælm.
wyn, st.
f.
, _pleasantness, pleasure, joy, enjoyment_: acc.
sg.
mǣste .
.
.
worolde wynne (_the highest earthly joy_), 1081; eorðan wynne (_earth-joy,
the delightful earth_), 1731;
heofenes
wynne (_heaven's joy_, the rising
sun), 1802; hearpan wynne (_harp-joy, the pleasant harp_), 2108; þæt hē .
.
.
ge-drogen hæfde eorðan wynne (_that he had had his earthly joy_), 2728;
dat.
sg.
weorod wæs on wynne, 2015; instr.
pl.
mægenes wynnum (_in joy of
strength_), 1717; so, 1888.
--Comp.
: ēðel-, hord-, līf-, lyft-, symbel-wyn.
wyn-lēas, adj.
, _joyless_: acc.
sg.
wyn-lēasne wudu, 1417; wyn-lēas wīc,
822.
wyn-sum, adj.
, _winsome, pleasant_: acc.
