Middle English Dictionary Entry
shīnnes n.
Entry Info
Forms | shīnnes n. |
Etymology | From shīn(e n.(2); cp. OE scīnness. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Brilliance, brightness.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)23688 : Waters þat wete þan cristes flexs..Fra þat time euer pass it sal þat scene schinnes [Göt: schining] o cristal.