• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈʃcoːn̪ˠ/^[1]

sceon f (genitive singular sceoine)

1. alternative form of scéin (“terror”)

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.

• IPA^(key): /ʃe͜oːn/
• Rhymes: -e͜oːn

sċēon

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

• ġesċēon

• Middle English: sen

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.

• IPA^(key): /ʃe͜oːn/
• Rhymes: -e͜oːn

sċēon

1. to go quickly, hasten, fly

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːn/
• Rhymes: -oːn

sċeōn

1. alternative form of sċōġan

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