"chyn" meaning in Middle English

See chyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃin/ Forms: chynnes [plural], chin [alternative], chinne [alternative], chynne [alternative], shyne [alternative], schyn [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ċinn, from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ċinn}} Old English ċinn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kinnu}} Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kinnuz}} Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*ǵénus}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chyn, {{enm-noun|chynnes}} chyn (plural chynnes)
  1. The chin or jawline.
    Sense id: en-chyn-enm-noun-vNDJAkGZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 36 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 50 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 51 5 2
  2. (rare) The chinbone. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chyn-enm-noun-zW33Jyi~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 36 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 50 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 51 5 2
  3. (rare) The cheek. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chyn-enm-noun-8nMEDO-P Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 36 26 8 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 32 5 51 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} chyn
  1. Alternative form of chyne (“crack”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chyne (extra: crack)
    Sense id: en-chyn-enm-noun-pFpQbGtr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "shyne",
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