rynt

Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪnt/

The English word “rynt” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

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

Etymology

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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