# schinen
## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈskiːnən/, /ˈsxiːnən/

### Verb

schinen
* to shine
* to be visible
* to appear, to look, to seem
* to become apparent

#### Descendants

* Dutch: schijnen
** Afrikaans: skyn
* 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: /ˈʃiːnən/

### Verb

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

#### Usage notes

Weak forms are more common in Northern Middle English.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) schinen, schine | (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 | schone$^1$, schine$^1$, schined$^1$ |
| imperative singular | schine | — |
| plural$^2$ | schinen, schine | schonen, schone, schinen, schine, schineden, schinede |
| imperative plural | schineth, schine | — |
| participles | schinynge, schinende | schinen, schined, yschinen, yschined |
$^1$Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English. $^2$Sometimes 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.

## Middle High German
### Etymology

Inherited from Old High German skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠xiːnən/

### Verb

schīnen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schīnet, past tense schein, past participle geschinen, past subjunctive schine, auxiliary hān)
* to shine

#### Descendants

* German: scheinen

### References

* Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “schinen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel