chyn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

chin, chinne, chynne, shyne, schyn

Etymology

From Old English ċinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃin/

Noun

chyn (plural chynnes)

The chin or jawline.
(rare) The bone composing the chin.
(rare) The cheek.

Descendants

English: chin
Scots: chin, chyn

References

“chin (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.

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