jynx

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jynx

/d͡ʒɪŋks/

Sounds like jinx · Rhymes with -ɪŋks

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An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ (íünx, “Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”).

noun jynges · iynx · iyng · jyng

A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla). Where not a Silver Iyng, or Pigeon, fell To Pay the Markman.
A charm or spell. These are the Philtres, Allurements, Jynges, Inveiglements [les philtres, iynges, et attraictz], Baits, and Enticements of Love.
Similar: jinx
One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy. Then is the Intelligible Jynx; next which are the Synoches, the Empyreal, the Ætherial and the Material; after the Synoches are the Teletarchs…Intelligent Jynges do themselves also understand from the Father By unspeakable Counsels being moved so as to understand.

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@misc{jynx_2026,
  title = {jynx},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jynx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}