cinan

See also: cìnán, ĉinan, ciñan, and Číňan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack; germinate; sprout”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiː.nɑn/

Verb

ċīnan

  1. to burst; split into pieces; break into chinks
  2. to gape; yawn

Conjugation
Conjugation of ċīnan (strong class 1)
infinitive ċīnan ċīnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ċīne cān
second person singular ċīnst ċine
third person singular ċīnþ cān
plural ċīnaþ ċinon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ċīne ċine
plural ċīnen ċinen
imperative
singular ċīn
plural ċīnaþ
participle present past
ċīnende (ġe)ċinen

Descendants
  • Middle English: chynen, chine, chyne
    • English: chine (obsolete)
    • Scots: chime, chun
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