cinan
See also: cìnán, ĉinan, ciñan, and Číňan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack; germinate; sprout”).
Verb
ċīnan
- To burst; split into pieces; break into chinks
- To gape; yawn
Descendants
- Middle English: chinen
- Scots: chime, chun
- English: chine