wynd

[ wahynd ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a narrow street or alley.

wynd

/ waɪnd /

noun

1. a narrow lane or alley

Word History and Origins

Origin of wynd¹

1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) wynde, Old English gewind winding path. See wind ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of wynd¹

C15: from the stem of wind ²

Example Sentences

The mural covers the gable end wall of a 19th Century Category C listed building overlooking the narrow School Wynd.

From BBC

In Pipetown, a world where magic is seen as corrupting, Wynd, a young boy, must hide his true nature.

From New York Times

Wynd longs for a normal life and to befriend Thorn, the kindly son of a groundskeeper.

From New York Times

A harrowing adventure awaits as the writer James Tynion IV and the artist Michael Dialynas pit Wynd against the Bandaged Man, an enforcer of Pipetown’s king who hates magical beings.

From New York Times

Wynd then recalled how it was created by the artist Magnus Irvin, the same entity who concocted the chocolate anuses sold upstairs.

From The Guardian