sciene

See also: sciène

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz (“beautiful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱown- (“quick, dashing, beautiful”).

Cognate with Old Frisian skēne (“beautiful”), Old Saxon skōni (“shiny, beautiful”), Old High German scōni (“handsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good, pleasant”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (skauns, “beautiful”), Middle Dutch scone (“beautiful, bright”), Dutch schoon (“beautiful”), German schön (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi͜yː.ne/

Adjective

sċīene (comparative sċīenra, superlative sċīenost) (West Saxon)

  1. beautiful, fair, bright
    Hyrsta scȳne, bord and brād swyrd, brūne helmas
    excellent/beautiful gear, shield and broad sword, brown helmets
    (Judith)
  2. brilliant, light, shining

Declension

Declension of sċīene — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċīene sċīenu, sċīeno sċīene
Accusative sċīenne sċīene sċīene
Genitive sċīenes sċīenre sċīenes
Dative sċīenum sċīenre sċīenum
Instrumental sċīene sċīenre sċīene
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċīene sċīena, sċīene sċīenu, sċīeno
Accusative sċīene sċīena, sċīene sċīenu, sċīeno
Genitive sċīenra sċīenra sċīenra
Dative sċīenum sċīenum sċīenum
Instrumental sċīenum sċīenum sċīenum
Declension of sċīene — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċīena sċīene sċīene
Accusative sċīenan sċīenan sċīene
Genitive sċīenan sċīenan sċīenan
Dative sċīenan sċīenan sċīenan
Instrumental sċīenan sċīenan sċīenan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċīenan sċīenan sċīenan
Accusative sċīenan sċīenan sċīenan
Genitive sċīenra, sċīenena sċīenra, sċīenena sċīenra, sċīenena
Dative sċīenum sċīenum sċīenum
Instrumental sċīenum sċīenum sċīenum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: schene, schen, schone, shone

References

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