ruyne

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ruyen, ruine, ruynne, rewen, ruyn, ruene, ruen, rueyne === Etymology === From Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈriu̯in(ə)/, /ˈriu̯iːn(ə)/ === Noun === ruyne (uncountable) Decline, decay, deterioration; loss of greatness. Lack of repair or upkeep; the state of being in disrepair. Lack of wealth or power; the state of being unfortunate. Decay or decline in morality or values; falling into vice. The total destroying or ruination of a settlement or structure. (rare) Something which devastates or ruins. (rare) The remnants or ruins of a destroyed thing or place. (rare) The act of knocking over a tall structure. ==== Related terms ==== ruynous ==== Descendants ==== English: ruin Scots: ruin ==== References ==== “ruī̆n(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 February 2019. == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina. === Noun === ruyne f (plural ruynes) ruin; wreck (state of) ruin ==== Descendants ==== French: ruine→ German: Ruin→ Hunsrik: Ruin