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scien

Pronunciation: /ʃi͜yːn/

“scien” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to be frightened or startled; recoil in fear

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan, derived from *skeuh (Old English sċēoh).

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