schinen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskiːnən/, /ˈsxiːnən/

Verb

schinen

1. to shine
2. to be visible
3. to appear, to look, to seem
4. to become apparent

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	schinen
3rd sg. past	schêen
3rd pl. past	schēnen
Past participle	geschēnen
Infinitive	schinen
In genitive	schinens
In dative	schinene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	schine	schêen
2nd singular	schijns, schines	schēens, schēnes
3rd singular	schijnt, schinet	schêen
1st plural	schinen	schēnen
2nd plural	schijnt, schinet	schēent, schēnet
3rd plural	schinen	schēnen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	schine	schēne
2nd singular	schijns, schines	schēnes
3rd singular	schine	schēne
1st plural	schinen	schēnen
2nd plural	schijnt, schinet	schēnet
3rd plural	schinen	schēnen
Imperative	Present
Singular	schijn, schine
Plural	schijnt, schinet
	Present	Past
Participle	schinende	geschēnen

Descendants

• Dutch: schijnen
• 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

• scinen, sinen, schynen, shinen, shynen, shyne, schyne, schine, shine, schyn, schinin, ssine

Etymology

From Old English scīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnən/

Verb

schinen

1. To emit brightness and lightness; to shine:
   1. To emit light naturally; to be bright (like a lamp)
   2. To emit light inherently; to be light (like a sheet of paper)
   3. To shimmer; to shine due to being glossy, smooth or viscous.
      1. To be reflective or shine due to this reflectivity
      2. To gleam; to shine due to expensive accoutrements.
   4. To shine due to spiritual or mystic power; to shine with holy light.
   5. To shine upon an area, resulting in it becoming lighter.
2. To stand out; to be notable:
   1. To be respected or well-reputed; to have a good reputation
   2. To be famous or outstanding; to have an excellent reputation.
   3. (rare) To be noticeable or be able to be seen.
   4. (rare) To be apparent or obvious.
   5. (rare) To celebrate.
3. To have skin that is fair and attractive.
4. To be holy, free of sins, or righteous.
5. To be decorated finely and expensively.

Usage notes

Weak forms are more common in Northern Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of schinen (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) schinen, schine
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	schine	schon, schined
2nd-person singular	schinest	schone, schine, schon, schinedest
3rd-person singular	schineth	schon, schined
subjunctive singular	schine	schone1, schine1, schined1
imperative singular		—
plural2	schinen, schine	schonen, schone, schinen, schine, schineden, schinede
imperative plural	schineth, schine	—
participles	schinynge, schinende	schinen, schined, yschinen, yschined

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• schyne

Descendants

• English: shine
• Scots: shine, shyne

References

• “shīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.