scinan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skīnaną, from an Proto-Indo-European *skai-, *ski-. Cognate with Old Frisian skīna (West Frisian skine, skyne), Old Saxon skīnan (Low German schienen), Old Dutch skīnan (Dutch schijnen), Old High German skīnan (German scheinen), Old Norse skína (Danish skinne, Swedish skina), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá), Proto-Slavic *sěnь (Russian сень (senʹ)).
Pronunciation
Verb
sċīnan
- to shine
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċīnan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | sċīnan | sċīnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sċīne | sċān |
| second person singular | sċīnst | sċine |
| third person singular | sċīnþ | sċān |
| plural | sċīnaþ | sċinon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sċīne | sċine |
| plural | sċīnen | sċinen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sċīn | |
| plural | sċīnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sċīnende | (ġe)sċinen | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: schinen, scinen, sinen, schynen, shinen, shynen, shyne, schyne, schine, shine, schyn, schinin, ssine
Old Saxon
Verb
scinan
- Alternative spelling of skinan