chyn

See also: chyń

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

chin, chinne, chynne, shyne, schyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃin/

Noun

chyn (plural chynnes)

The chin or jawline.
(rare) The chinbone.
(rare) The cheek.

Descendants

English: chin
Scots: chin, chyn

References

“chin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.

Noun

chyn

Alternative form of chyne (“crack”)

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