"skean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skeans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skean (plural skeans)
  1. Obsolete form of skein. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: skein
    Sense id: en-skean-en-noun-8UbVikjn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈskiːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-skene.wav [UK] Forms: skeans [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Inherited from Middle English skene, from Middle Irish scian, from Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|skene|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English skene, {{inh+|en|enm|skene}} Inherited from Middle English skene, {{der|en|mga|scian}} Middle Irish scian, {{der|en|sga|scían}} Old Irish scían, {{der|en|cel-pro|*skiyenā}} Proto-Celtic *skiyenā Head templates: {{en-noun}} skean (plural skeans)
  1. (historical) A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: skean-dhu, skene, skeyn
    Sense id: en-skean-en-noun-zHhIB1MR Disambiguation of Weapons: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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