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Schinand, S(c)hynand, Schenand, ppl. adj. Also: schyne-, schein-, scheynn-, scyn-, sein- and -ing, -yng, -eng. [ME and e.m.E. schininde (Ancr. R.), schynynde (c1275), shynend, schynyng (both Wyclif), shynynge (c1400), shenynge (1506), shininge (1565); S(c)hine v.]

1. Of a luminary or its rays, a light, a fire, etc.; also with reference to supernatural light: Bright, radiant; that shines. Also fig. context.(1) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 359.
And sa appeirit to my fantasie A schynand licht out of the north eist sky Id. Æn. vii Prol. 3.
Phebus … [with] Cleir schynand bemys Ib. ix iii 208.
The schynand fyris our al the land kest lycht Ib. xi iv 12.
That all the stretis Of schynand flambys lemys brycht and gletis 1551 Hamilton Cat. 206.
The cleire schynand sonnefig. context 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 9/3.
Apollo … when I do descryue thy shyning carte 1611-57 Mure Early Misc. P. viii 27.
Thoise eyes … (Those schyning stares) Ib. xv 2.
Phoebus' schyning face(2) c1520-c1535 Nisbet Mark ix 2.
Jesus … was transfigurit before thame. And His clathis war made ful schynyng, and quhyte as snaw; quhilk maner quhite clathis a fullare … may nocht mak on erde 1531 Bell. Boece II 140.
Ane schinand croce was sene in the lift 1581-1623 James VI Poems II 145/7.
He [sc. God] into His gloriouse & steadfaste schyning throne(b) a1400 Leg. S. ii 293.
At the ȝat now com thai in Petir and Paule, in clathis schenand Ib. xlvi 173.
Tho that place [sc. a prison] ves lacht & myrk, Ȝet God … of His mycht mad it schenand

b. fig. Schynand licht (son, lamp), a person who is a prime example of some particular excellence and an exemplar to others. a1450 Fifteen Ois 275.
O Jesu Christ, … Of Thi Fader the schynand lycht 1513 Doug. i Prol. 60.
Virgile … So lamp of day thou art and schynand [Sm. shynand] son [etc.] Ib. xiii vii 44.
Enee … O schynand gloryus light to folkis of Troy c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5349.
Quhen pastouris spirituallis … schew gret lycht The temporall stait wes rewlit rycht Bot now allace it is nocht so Those schynand lampis bene ago 1562-3 Winȝet II 27/2.
That schyning licht of al the sanctis … maist blissit Cypriane 1639 Fugitive Poetry II xvi 5/14.
Who should … schyning lights to others be

2. Of things that reflect light: Shining, sparkling, glittering, glistening; gleaming; glossy. Also transf. b. specif. Of cloth: Having a shiny surface.(1) 1494 Loutfut MS 10b.
The gold is the mast noble thing that is & the maist schynand(b) a1400 Leg. S. vi 278.
With brycht & schenand preciuse stanys, As sardiane, topias [etc.] c1590 J. Stewart 263 §252.
Of puirest gould vas formit euerie streit Quhilk as the cleirest scheining glass did gleittransf. 1596 Dalr. I 24/11.
Thay [marg. margarites] indeid schawe a schyneng brichtnes(b) a1586 Lindsay MS 38.
Escharbuncle … giffis cleirnes scheynnand in all myrk places(2) c1475 Wall. viii 1201.
His schenand schoys that burnyst was full beyn 1490 Irland Mir. I 79/24.
The schynand and fyry suerd that stoppis oure gait to paradice 1513 Doug. ii xi 90.
I gat a sycht Of lemand armour and schynand scheildis brycht 1533 Bell. Livy I 57/1.
Als sone as … thare schynand swerdis begouth to glance 1535 Stewart 6593.
Thair schynand scheildis glitterit as gold wyir c1475 Wall. (1570) viii 771.
Our schynand harnes schot the blude sa schene(3) a1400 Leg. S. xxxiv 19.
Hare schenand as gold scho hade 1494 Loutfut MS 21a.
In myddis of hir [supra the wnicorn] heide a mervelus horn schynand and thrawand c1500 Fyve Bestes 283.
Of reid gold schynand was his [sc. the boar's] haire 1513 Doug. ii viii 60.
The edder … Now slippit hir slowch with schynand skyn new brerd Ib. iv v 144.
Mercur, with evynly schynand weyngis Ib. xii Prol. 57.
Fyschis … With fynnys schynand brovn as synopar 15.. Clar. ii 1434.
Hir schyning hair as [the] bricht gold wyer — a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 477.
Ferly fayr wes the feild flekerit and faw With gold and goulis in greyne Schynand scheirly and scheyneb. 1575 Edinb. Test. III 363b.
Armosie taffetie seinand violat & ȝallow … armosie taffeteis schynand ȝallow & blew Ib. 365b.
Thrie elnis of schynand taffeteis 1626 Ib. LIII 265.
Schyning burret

3. Of persons: a. With reference to their character or moral quality: Excellent; admirable; pre-eminent. Cf. 1 b above. b. Splendid in appearance or array.a., b. a1400 Leg. S. xviii 96.
Thane in that abbay stil dwelt he, Quhare he saw mene schynand be a1500 Rauf C. 559.
That war ane foull scorne That thow suld chaip … that is sa schynand; For thow seis my weidis ar auld 1490 Irland Mir. I 118/1.
The schynand and bricht lady, Dame Pes … inclynand befor the hevynnis lorde and king a1570-86 Maitl. F. 198/38.
O God that tuik humanite Schyning as the sone in glas 1616 Crim. Trials III 587.
Vnto his schyneing and royall majestie be … increse of glorie(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxv 54.
Fore he was Thane schenand in til halynes

4. Of a non-material thing: Of exceptionally high quality; remarkable; effulgent. 1456 Hay I 18/9.
Thair awin curage, … the quhilk was clere and schynand without, as the sterne, and within it was all foule of filth 1490 Irland Mir. I 59/20.
The hie and schynand gift of grace 1513 Doug. ii vi 58.
Ilion, The schynand glory of Phrygianys now is gone Ib. xiii v 63.
Son, quhar is now thy schynand lustyhed 1600-1610 Melvill 39.
He remeanit in the universitie [of Paris] twa yeiris … heiring the lightes of the maist scyning age in all guid lettres