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Old English
Etymology
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
Noun
sċēo m
- cloud
Usage notes
- 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
Weak:
Descendants
References
- ^ Falk, Torp, Wortschatz der germanischen Spracheinheit, "skivan".