sciene
Pronunciation: /ˈʃi͜yː.ne/
“sciene” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:
adjective
Etymology
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…
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