sciene

Old English

Alternative forms

sċēne, sċēone, sċīone, sċȳne

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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːyne/

Adjective

sċīene (comparative sċīenra, superlative sċīenost)

(West Saxon) beautiful, fair, bright
(West Saxon) bright, brilliant, light, shining

Descendants

Middle English: schene, schen, schone, shone
- English: sheen
- Scots: schene, scheine

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