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sceo

sceo

Old English

Alternative forms

Noun

scēo m

  1. cloud

Declension

Usage notes

  • The exact gender of scēo is uncertain, as it is attested only once without reference to gender. The proto-Germanic forms are reconstructed for *skiwô (masculine n-stem) and *skiwją (neuter a-stem; derived from the masculine). Based on the form of the Old English word, and the closely related Old Saxon scio (a masculine n-stem), Old English scēo is believed to derive from *skiwô and assumed masculine. [1]

References

  1. Falk, Torp, Wortschatz der germanischen Spracheinheit, "skivan".