English

sheenly

From sheen + -ly.

Formed from sheen + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to perceive’

Proto-Germanic *skauniz ‘beautiful’

Proto-West Germanic *skaunī ‘beautiful’

Old English sċīene ‘beautiful, fair, bright, brilliant, light’

Middle English shene

English sheen

Today it means

adv brightly

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.