whin
[hwin, win]
/ʰwɪn, wɪn/
noun
,
Chiefly British
1.
any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
Origin
1375-1425;
late Middle English
whynne,
apparently <
Scandinavian;
compare
Icelandic
hvīngras
bent grass,
Danish
hvene,
Swedish
(
h
)
ven
British Dictionary definitions for
whin
whin
1
/
wɪn
/
noun
1.
another name for
gorse
Word Origin
C11: from Scandinavian; compare Old Danish
hvine
(
græs
), Norwegian
hvine,
Swedish
hven
whin
2
/
wɪn
/
noun
1.
short for
whinstone
Word Origin
C14:
quin,
of obscure origin