schrijn

Dutch (Brabantic)

/sxrɛin/

noun
Definitions
  • shrine, a finely worked container, e.g. for a holy relic
  • shrine, a place of (especially religious) worship

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch schrine inherited from Old Dutch *skrīni derived from Latin scrīnium (case chest for books papers).

Origin

Latin

scrīnium

Gloss

case chest for books papers

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