† garnwin Obs. rare.
[OE. ᵹearn-winde, f. ᵹearn yarn + winde = OHG. winta (G. winde) winding-wheel, f. windan to wind; cf. Du. garenwinder, G. garnwinde (LG. garwinne), Icel. garnvinda. The ME. form has the northern (Scandinavian) garn for yarn.]
= next.
c 725 Corpus Gloss. 1735, Reponile, ᵹearnuuinde. a 1000 Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker 213/11 Conductum, ᵹearnwinde. 14.. Metr. Voc. Ibid. 628/1 Garne wyne, Iurgillum. ? 14.. Nominale MS. (Halliw.) A par garnwyn, girgillum. |