skeyn

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A form of skean — A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.

Scrabble 12

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nounskeyn (plural skeyns)

plural skeyns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of skean (“kind of dagger”).

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APA

skeyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeyn

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“skeyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeyn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skeyn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeyn.

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