- scinu
- f (-e/-a) shin
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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shin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shine, from Old English scinu; akin to Old High German scina shin, Old English scīa shin, leg Date: before 12th century the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee II. verb (shinned; shinning) Date: 1829… … New Collegiate Dictionary
skei- — To cut, split. Extension of sek . Derivatives include science, nice, shit, schism, sheath, ski, and esquire. 1. a. shin1, from Old English scinu … Universalium
shin — shin1 /shin/, n., v., shinned, shinning. n. 1. the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle. 2. the lower part of the foreleg in cattle. 3. the shinbone or tibia, esp. its sharp edge or front portion. 4. Chiefly Brit. a cut of beef… … Universalium
scynu — see scinu … Old to modern English dictionary
shin — shin1 [ʃın] n [: Old English; Origin: scinu] the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot shin 2 shin2 past tense and past participle shinned present participle shinning v [i]BrE shin up/down to climb q … Dictionary of contemporary English
Schienbein — Sn std. (12. Jh.), mhd. schin(e)bein Stammwort. Wie nndl. scheenbeen, ae. scinbān. ne. shinbone verdeutlichende Komposition zu mhd. schine, ahd. scina, nndl. scheen, ae. scinu f. Schienbein . S. Schiene und Bein (in der Bedeutung Knochen ). ✎… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Schiene — Sf std. (8. Jh.), mhd. schin(e), ahd. skina, skena, mndd. schene, mndl. sc(h)ene Stammwort. Aus wg. * skinō f. Schiene , vorwiegend Schienbein , auch in ae. scinu. Ableitung zu der unter scheiden behandelten Wurzel * skei schneiden ; also… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
shin — (n.) O.E. scinu shin, from P.Gmc. *skino thin piece (Cf. Du. scheen, O.H.G. scina, Ger. Schienbein shin, shinbones ), from PIE root *skei to cut, split. The verb meaning to climb by using arms and legs (originally a nautical word) is recorded… … Etymology dictionary
shin — noun the front of the leg below the knee. ↘a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow s leg. verb (shins, shinning, shinned) (shin up/down) climb quickly up or down by gripping with one s arms and legs. Origin OE scinu, prob. from a Gmc base… … English new terms dictionary
shin — I [[t]ʃɪn[/t]] n. v. shinned, shin•ning 1) anat. the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle 2) zool. the lower part of the foreleg in cattle 3) anat. the shinbone or tibia, esp. its sharp edge or front portion 4) to climb (a pole or the … From formal English to slang
