sciene
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Adjective
sċīene (comparative sċīenra, superlative sċīenost) (West Saxon)
- beautiful, fair, bright
- Hyrsta scýne, bord and brád swyrd, brúne helmas
- excellent/beautiful gear, shield and broad sword, brown helmets
- (Judith)
- 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
Derived terms
- ælfsċīene (“beautiful, beauty”)
Descendants
References
- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “scyne, scīene”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scyne, scīne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.