a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
"The Tyne is a major river in northern England that empties into the North Sea near Newcastle upon Tyne."
anxiety; teen
"The old dialect text used tyne instead of tine to describe a prong on a fork."
Alternative form of tine
To lose.
"The old typhoon managed to tyne away our carefully prepared picnic supplies in minutes."
A river in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, in north east England. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank.
"The historic city of Newcastle stands on the northern bank while Gateshead lies across the river Tyne to the south."
The word "tyne" comes from Old English tīna or tīne, which was originally used as part of place names like Tinanmuþe ("Tynemouth"). Its roots likely trace back to Proto-Celtic *tīn and ultimately to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to flow," suggesting it may be related to other river names such as Teign.