skoni

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare Old High German scōni, Old English sciene.

Pronunciation

Adjective

skōni (comparative skōniro, superlative skōnist)

  1. beautiful, fair, bright
    gelîhc sulîcaro lôgnun: thit uuas alloro lando scôniust
    Just like some denied: this was the most beautiful of all lands (Genesis, verse 5)

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