Fynes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. An archaic verb meaning to bring something to its conclusion, or to come to a close and be finished
2. Archaic usage meaning to end a matter, bring a process to completion, or put a stop to something
3. Used in older English to mean finishing something entirely or reaching the final point of an action

Etymology: In Middle English, "fine" could mean an end, a conclusion, or a settlement of a dispute, and it came from Old French "fin", from Latin "finis", meaning "end" or "boundary". The sense of a payment grew from the idea of settlement: a fine was the sum a wrongdoer paid to bring a legal matter to an end. "Fynes" is an older spelling of the plural, "fines", used in the sense of monetary penalties. The plural form carries the same Latin root, so the penalty and the ending it secured are tied together in the word's history.