scin

See also: scîn

Irish

Noun

scin f

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of scian

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of scīs (from sciō (“I know, understand”)) and -ne (interrogative enclitic).

Pronunciation

Contraction

scīn (scisne, scine)

  1. Do you know?

References
  • scin in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Middle English

Noun

scin

  1. Alternative form of skyn

Old Saxon

Noun

scin n

  1. Alternative spelling of skin
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