scinu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with Old Saxon skina, Middle Dutch schene (Dutch scheen), Old High German scina (German Schiene (“rail, rack, skid, frame”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.nu/

Noun

sċinu f

1. shin

Declension

Declension of sċinu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċinu	sċina, sċine
accusative	sċine	sċina, sċine
genitive	sċine	sċina
dative	sċine	sċinum

Related terms

• sċinbān

Descendants

• Middle English: schyne, schen, schin, schine, schyn, schynne, scine, shine, shyn, shzine
  • English: shin
  • Scots: shin, schin