cinan

See also: cìnán, ĉinan, ciñan, and Číňan

Old English

Etymology

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

Verb

ċīnan

To burst; split into pieces; break into chinks
To gape; yawn

Descendants

Middle English: chinen
- Scots: chime, chun
- English: chine

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