"Scone" meaning in Scots

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Proper name

IPA: [skuːn]
Etymology: Uncertain. First mentioned in history as Scoine sciath-airde and Scoine sciath-bhinne; Scotland was marked as "Kingdom of Scone" on Irish maps. * possibly from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“lump”). * or of West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī (“fine, beautiful”), modern German schön. * potentially from a Pictish word derived from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā (“knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut”), compare Old Irish scían. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|gd|sgonn|t=lump}} Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“lump”), {{der|sco|gmw|-}} West Germanic, {{der|sco|gmw-pro|*skaunī|t=fine, beautiful}} Proto-West Germanic *skaunī (“fine, beautiful”), {{cog|de|schön}} German schön, {{der|sco|xpi|-}} Pictish, {{der|sco|cel-pro|*skiyenā|t=knife}} Proto-Celtic *skiyenā (“knife”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*skey-|t=to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut”), {{cog|sga|scían}} Old Irish scían Head templates: {{head|sco|proper noun|head=}} Scone, {{sco-proper noun}} Scone
  1. A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651 Categories (place): Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Scone-sco-name-DoRQfknv Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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