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
- A 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