Etymology

skean

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Today it means: A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Middle English skene ← Middle Irish scian ← Old Irish scían
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skean · noun1

See skein.

skean · noun2

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*skiyenā
  2. Old Irish · derived fromscían
  3. Middle Irish · derived fromscian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromskene
  5. English todayskean

Inherited from Middle English skene, from Middle Irish scian, from Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā.

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. Obsolete spelling of skein.

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