schinen

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskiːnən/, /ˈsxiːnən/ === Verb === schinen to shine to be visible to appear, to look, to seem to become apparent ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: schijnen Afrikaans: skyn Limburgish: sjiene === Further reading === “schinen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “schinen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === schine, schyn, schyne, schynen, shine, shinen, shyne, shynen scinen, schinin, sinen (Early Middle English) ssine (Southern) === Etymology === From Old English scīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃiːnən/ === Verb === schinen To emit brightness and lightness; to shine: To emit light naturally; to be bright (like a lamp) To emit light inherently; to be light (like a sheet of paper) To shimmer; to shine due to being glossy, smooth or viscous. To be reflective or shine due to this reflectivity To gleam; to shine due to expensive accoutrements. To shine due to spiritual or mystic power; to shine with holy light. To shine upon an area, resulting in it becoming lighter. To stand out; to be notable: To be respected or well-reputed; to have a good reputation To be famous or outstanding; to have an excellent reputation. (rare) To be noticeable or be able to be seen. (rare) To be apparent or obvious. (rare) To celebrate. To have skin that is fair and attractive. To be holy, free of sins, or righteous. To be decorated finely and expensively. ==== Usage notes ==== Weak forms are more common in Northern Middle English. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== schyne ==== Descendants ==== English: shine Scots: shine, shyne ==== References ==== “shīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 July 2018. == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈʃiːnən/ === Verb === schīnen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schīnet, past tense schein, past participle geschinen, past subjunctive schine, auxiliary hān) to shine ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== German: scheinen === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “schinen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel