sceon

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

sceon f (genitive singular sceoine)

  1. Alternative form of scéin (“terror”)

Declension

Declension of sceon (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative sceon
vocative a sceon
genitive sceoine
dative sceoin
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an sceon
genitive na sceoine
dative leis an sceoin
don sceoin

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 91; reprinted 1988

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skehan (“to move quickly, run”). Akin to Old Frisian schīa (“to go quickly”), Old High German giskehan (“to happen”). More at chic.

Pronunciation

Verb

sċēon

  2. to fall to a person's lot (happen by fate)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċēon (weak class 1)
infinitive sċēon sċēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċēo sċēode
second person singular sċēost sċēodest
third person singular sċēoþ sċēode
plural sċēoþ sċēodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċēo sċēode
plural sċēon sċēoden
imperative
singular sċēo
plural sċēoþ
participle present past
sċēonde (ġe)sċēod
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: sen

Etymology 2

Unknown. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (skēwjan, “to go, proceed, go forth”), from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną (“to walk, go”), which is probably related to Etymology 1 above.

Pronunciation

Verb

sċēon

  2. to go quickly, hasten, fly
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċēon (weak class 1)
infinitive sċēon sċēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċēo sċēode
second person singular sċēost sċēodest
third person singular sċēoþ sċēode
plural sċēoþ sċēodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċēo sċēode
plural sċēon sċēoden
imperative
singular sċēo
plural sċēoþ
participle present past
sċēonde (ġe)sċēod

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

sċeōn

  1. Alternative form of sċōġan
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċeōn (weak class 1)
infinitive sċeōn sċeōnne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċeō sċeōde
second person singular sċeōst sċeōdest
third person singular sċeōþ sċeōde
plural sċeōþ sċeōdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċeō sċeōde
plural sċeōn sċeōden
imperative
singular sċeō
plural sċeōþ
participle present past
sċeōnde (ġe)sċeōd
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