sceon

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skehan (“to move quickly, run”). Akin to Old Frisian schīa (“to go quickly”), Old High German giskehan (“to happen”). More at chic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃe͜oːn/

Verb

sċēon

  1. to fall to a person's lot (happen by fate)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (skēwjan, “to go, proceed, go forth”), from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną (“to walk, go”), which is probably related to Etymology 1 above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃe͜oːn/

Verb

sċēon

  1. to go quickly, hasten, fly
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoːn/

Verb

sċeōn

  1. Alternative form of sċōġan
Conjugation
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