cinan

See also: cìnán, ĉinan, ciñan, and Číňan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack; germinate; sprout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiː.nɑn/

Verb

ċīnan

1. to burst; split into pieces; break into chinks
2. to gape; yawn

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċīnan (strong, class I)

infinitive	ċīnan	ċīnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ċīne	cān
second person singular	ċīnst	ċine
third person singular	ċīnþ	cān
plural	ċīnaþ	ċinon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ċīne	ċine
plural	ċīnen	ċinen
imperative
singular	ċīn
plural	ċīnaþ
participle	present	past
	ċīnende	(ġe)ċinen

Descendants

• Middle English: chynen, chine, chyne
  • English: chine (obsolete)
  • Scots: chime, chun