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)

1. 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 19 July 2018.

Etymology 2

From schinen.

Alternative forms

• shyn, shyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːn(ə)/

Noun

schyne

1. An 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 18 July 2018.

Etymology 3

Verb

schyne

1. alternative form of schinen