sceo

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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sċēo m

  1. cloud

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: scheu, schew

References

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