skyn

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse skyn; cognate with Danish skøn, Swedish skön. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈscɪːn] Rhymes: -ɪːn === Noun === skyn n (genitive singular skyns, no plural) sense, awareness, perception Synonym: skynjun understanding, comprehension Synonym: vit intent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== skynfæri (“sense organ”) ==== Related terms ==== skynja (“to sense, to perceive; to understand”) == Middle English == === Alternative forms === schyn, scyn, skin, skinn, skinne, skynne sckyn (Late Middle English) scin (Kent) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic *skinþą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskin/ === Noun === skyn (plural skynnes) The skin (outer layer of the body or a portion of it) A hide, fur or skin of an animal, especially used as a garment. A prepared hide (such as parchment or leather) A layer or cover located in the inside of the body. A rind or external layer (especially of a plant). (biblical) Part of the material composing a tent. ==== Derived terms ==== bukskyn skynnen skynner skynnery ==== Descendants ==== English: skin Scots: skin Yola: skien ==== References ==== “skin, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 July 2018. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === skyn n (plural skynet) (pre-1938) alternative form of skjøn === Verb === skyn imperative of skyna == Swedish == === Noun === skyn definite singular of sky