Scone

Possibly of Teutonic/West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī (“fine, beautiful”), the source of modern German schön.^[1] Or, alternatively from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“block, lump, hunk”); in either case, it would probably be related to English scone (“small biscuit”).^[2]

• enPR: sko͞on, IPA^(key): /skuːn/

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• Rhymes: -uːn

Scone

1. A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
   • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], line 992:

     ROSS: Will you to Scone?
     MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife.

• SENCO, cones, Noces, Cones, econs, cosen, Cosen, onces

Possibly of Teutonic/West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī (“fine, beautiful”), the source of modern German schön.^[1] Or, alternatively from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“block, lump, hunk”); in either case, it would probably be related to English scone (“small biscuit”).^[2]

• IPA^(key): [skuːn]

Scone

1. A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651