From Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, 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”).
sċīene (comparative sċīenra, superlative sċīenost) (West Saxon)
| 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 |