scienra
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaunizô, comparative of *skauniz, equivalent to sċīene + -ra.
Adjective
sċīenra
- comparative degree of sċīene
Declension
Declension of sċīenra — Weak only
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċīenra | sċīenre | sċīenre |
| Accusative | sċīenran | sċīenran | sċīenre |
| Genitive | sċīenran | sċīenran | sċīenran |
| Dative | sċīenran | sċīenran | sċīenran |
| Instrumental | sċīenran | sċīenran | sċīenran |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sċīenran | sċīenran | sċīenran |
| Accusative | sċīenran | sċīenran | sċīenran |
| Genitive | sċīenra, sċīenrena | sċīenra, sċīenrena | sċīenra, sċīenrena |
| Dative | sċīenrum | sċīenrum | sċīenrum |
| Instrumental | sċīenrum | sċīenrum | sċīenrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: schenre
- English: sheener
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scíne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.