/haɪn/ or /haɪn/ (UK) or /haɪn/ (US)

Definitions

1. verb

to shine, glimmer, or show a faint or intermittent light

“The fireflies would hine in the evening darkness.”

2. noun

a faint or intermittent light, especially of a firefly or glowworm

“The hine of the firefly illuminated the path.”

3. verb (archaic)

to shine or glow with a faint light

“The moon was said to hine in the night sky.”

4. noun (archaic)

a faint or intermittent light, especially of the moon

“The hine of the moon guided the sailors through the storm.”