Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

chyn (plural chynnes)

  1. The chin or jawline.
  2. (rare) The chinbone.
  3. (rare) The cheek.
Descendants edit
  • English: chin
  • Scots: chin, chyn
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

chyn

  1. Alternative form of chyne (crack)