schyne

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sċinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Doublet of chyne (“spine”).

Alternative forms

schen, schin, schine, schyn, schynne, scine, shine, shyn, shzine

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃin(ə)/

Noun

schyne (plural schynes or schennen)

The shin (portion of the leg between the knee and the foot).

Related terms

hokschyne

Descendants

English: shin
Scots: shin, schin

References

“shin(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.

Etymology 2

From schinen.

Alternative forms

shyn, shyne

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːn(ə)/

Noun

schyne

An instance of shining; a beam of light.

Descendants

English: shine
Scots: shine, shyne

References

“shīn(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Verb

schyne

Alternative form of schinen

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