scinan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skīnaną, from an Proto-Indo-European root *skai-, *ski-. Cognate with Old Frisian skīna (West Frisian skine, skyne), Old Saxon skīnan (Low German schienen), Old Dutch skīnan (Dutch schijnen), Old High German skīnan (German scheinen), Old Norse skína (Danish skinne, Swedish skina), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá), Proto-Slavic *sěnь (Russian сень (senʹ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiːnɑn/
Verb
sċīnan
- to shine
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċīnan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | sċīnan | tō sċīnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sċīne | sċān |
| 2nd-person singular | sċīnest | sċine |
| 3rd-person singular | sċīneþ | sċān |
| plural | sċīnaþ | sċinon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | sċīne | sċine |
| plural | sċīnen | sċinen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sċīn | |
| plural | sċīnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sċīnende | (ġe)sċinen | |
Derived terms
- besċīnan
- ġeondsċīnan
- ymbsċīnan
Descendants
- Middle English: schinen, scinen, sinen, schynen, shinen, shynen, shyne, schyne, schine, shine, schyn, schinin, ssine
- English: shine
- Scots: shine, shyne
Old Saxon
Verb
scinan
- Alternative spelling of skinan