chynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chine, chyne

Etymology

From Old English ċīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną.

Forms with /i/ are influenced by chyne (“crack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːnən/, /ˈt͡ʃinən/

Verb

chynen

1. To fissure or split; to break apart.

Conjugation

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

infinitive	(to) chynen, chyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	chyne	chon, chyned
2nd-person singular	chynest	chone, chyne, chon, chynedest
3rd-person singular	chyneth	chon, chyned
subjunctive singular	chyne	chone1, chyne1, chyned1
imperative singular		—
plural2	chynen, chyne	chonen, chone, chynen, chyne, chyneden, chynede
imperative plural	chyneth, chyne	—
participles	chynynge, chynende	chynen, chyne, chyned

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

Descendants

• English: chine (obsolete)
• Scots: chime, chun

References

• “chīnen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.