sheener

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English schenre, from Old English sċēnra, sċȳnra, from Proto-Germanic *skaunizô, comparative of Proto-Germanic *skauniz (shiny; beautiful), equivalent to sheen +‎ -er.

Adjective

[edit]

sheener

  1. comparative form of sheen: more sheen

Adverb

[edit]

sheener

  1. comparative form of sheen: more sheen
    • 1983, original 1862, William Henry Schofield, English Literature, page 392:
      Now St. Margaret is in Paradise, "where she shineth sevenfold sheener than the sun."