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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†WHENYA, n. Also quenya (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). A mill, quern (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 228). Dim. whenyick, whingick, a snuff-mill, snuff-box (Sh. 1825 Jam., 1866 Edm. Gl.). [′ʍɛnjə]
[Norw. dial. kvenn, variant of kvern, a quern, mill, with assimilation of -r- and palatalisation.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Whenya n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/whenya>
