scienost
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaunistaz, superlative of *skauniz.
Adjective
sċīenost
- superlative degree of sċīene
Declension
Declension of sċīenost — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċīenost | sċīenost | sċīenost |
| Accusative | sċīenostne | sċīenoste | sċīenost |
| Genitive | sċīenostes | sċīenostre | sċīenostes |
| Dative | sċīenostum | sċīenostre | sċīenostum |
| Instrumental | sċīenoste | sċīenostre | sċīenoste |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sċīenoste | sċīenosta, sċīenoste | sċīenost |
| Accusative | sċīenoste | sċīenosta, sċīenoste | sċīenost |
| Genitive | sċīenostra | sċīenostra | sċīenostra |
| Dative | sċīenostum | sċīenostum | sċīenostum |
| Instrumental | sċīenostum | sċīenostum | sċīenostum |
Declension of sċīenost — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċīenosta | sċīenoste | sċīenoste |
| Accusative | sċīenostan | sċīenostan | sċīenoste |
| Genitive | sċīenostan | sċīenostan | sċīenostan |
| Dative | sċīenostan | sċīenostan | sċīenostan |
| Instrumental | sċīenostan | sċīenostan | sċīenostan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sċīenostan | sċīenostan | sċīenostan |
| Accusative | sċīenostan | sċīenostan | sċīenostan |
| Genitive | sċīenostra, sċīenostena | sċīenostra, sċīenostena | sċīenostra, sċīenostena |
| Dative | sċīenostum | sċīenostum | sċīenostum |
| Instrumental | sċīenostum | sċīenostum | sċīenostum |
Descendants
- Middle English: shenest
- English: sheenest
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scíne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.