-siene

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-siunī. Cognate with Old High German -siuni. Equivalent to sīen +‎ -e, literally “with a certain sight.”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsi͜yː.ne/

Suffix

-sīene

  1. relating to sight: -seen, -visible, -sighted
    ‎ēage (“eye”) + ‎-siene → ‎ēagsīene (“apparent”)
    ‎sċearp (“sharp”) + ‎-siene → ‎sċearpsīene (“sharpsighted”)
    ‎seld- (“rare”) + ‎-siene → ‎seldsīene (“strange”)
    ‎þurh (“through”) + ‎-siene → ‎þurhsīene (“seethrough”)
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