English

Verb

shone

1. simple past tense and past participle of shine

Anagrams

• hones
• hosen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schon
• scone
• shene

Adjective

shone

1. beautiful, glorious, excellent, resplendent, noble
   • Sainte Nicholaes, godes druþ, tymbre us faire scone hus! — Sainte Nicholaes godes druþ, 1225

     (St. Nicolas, beloved by God, build us beautiful, resplendent house!)

   • As glysnande golde ... So schon þat schene ... On lenghe I loked to hyr. — Pearl, 1400

     (As glistening gold ... So beautiful that sheen ... Longingly I looked at her.)

References

• Middle English dictionary (shone)