shyn
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English sċinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō.
Alternative forms
- schyn, schin, shine, scine, shzine, schynne, schine, schen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃin(ə)/
Noun
shyn (plural shynnes or schennen)
- The shin (portion of the leg between the knee and the foot).
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.
Noun
shyn
- Alternative form of schyne