Reconstruction:Old Dutch/sconon

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Alternative reconstructions

  • *scōnen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaunōn. Equivalent to scōni (“beautiful, clean”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*scōnon

  1. to make beautiful, to decorate
  2. to make clean

Inflection

Conjugation of *scōnon (weak class 2)
infinitive *scōnon
indicative present past
1st person singular *scōno, *scōnon *scōnoda
2nd person singular *scōnos *scōnodos
3rd person singular *scōnot *scōnoda
1st person plural *scōnon *scōnodon
2nd person plural *scōnot *scōnodot
3rd person plural *scōnont *scōnodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *scōne *scōnodi
2nd person singular *scōnis *scōnodis
3rd person singular *scōne *scōnodi
1st person plural *scōnin *scōnodin
2nd person plural *scōnit *scōnodit
3rd person plural *scōnin *scōnodin
imperative present
singular *scōno
plural *scōnot
participle present past
*scōnondi *scōnot, *giscōnot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: schônen
    • Dutch: schonen
    • Limburgish: sjoeane
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