sceo

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skiwō, from Proto-Germanic *skiwô, *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover, haze”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).

Cognate with Old Saxon scio, skio, skeo (“light cloud cover”), Old Norse ský (“cloud”), Old Irish ceó (“sky”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃe͜oː/

Noun

sċēo m

  1. cloud

Usage notes

  • The exact gender of sċēo is uncertain, as it is attested only once without reference to gender. The proto-Germanic forms are reconstructed for *skiwô (masculine n-stem) and *skiwją (neuter a-stem; derived from the masculine). Based on the form of the Old English word, and the closely related Old Saxon scio (a masculine n-stem), Old English scēo is believed to derive from *skiwô and assumed masculine. [1]

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sċēo sċēon
accusative sċēon sċēon
genitive sċēon sċēona
dative sċēon sċēom, sċēoum

Descendants

  • Middle English: scheu, schew

References

  1. ^ Falk, Torp, Wortschatz der germanischen Spracheinheit, "skivan".
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