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

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