dyn
1 Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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It would appear that they took no great pains to be quiet in their progress, for on entering the room they found Kincaid awakened ``be thair dyn.''
From She Stands Accused by Victor MacClure
In the Manks language, the invitation ran thus: ‘Brede, Brede, tar gys my thie tar dyn thie ayms noght Foshil jee yn dorrys da Brede, as lhig da Brede e heet staigh.’
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
Marchwiail derw deiliar, A dyn fy nhroed o garchar: Nac addef dy rin i lafar.
From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evan Evans
When they arrive at the "taverne hous" they give orders that the board be served, and to see that the napery is white, "for we will dyn and daunce."
From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by George Reid
The author was Kottob ed’ dyn el Mekky, who held high offices at Mekka, and brings the history down to the year 990 of the Hedjra.
From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt
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