chyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• chin, chinne, chynne, shyne, schyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃin/

Noun

chyn (plural chynnes)

1. The chin or jawline.
2. (rare) The chinbone.
3. (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.

Etymology 2

Noun

chyn

1. Alternative form of chyne (“crack”)