-siene

See also: siene and Siene

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-siunī. Cognate with Old High German -siuni. Equivalent to sīen +‎ -e, literally “with a certain sight.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi͜yː.ne/

Suffix

-sīene

  1. relating to sight: -seen, -visible, -sighted
    ēage (eye) + ‎-siene → ‎ēagsīene (apparent)
    sċearp (sharp) + ‎-siene → ‎sċearpsīene (sharpsighted)
    seld- (rare) + ‎-siene → ‎seldsīene (strange)
    þurh (through) + ‎-siene → ‎þurhsīene (seethrough)

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -siene