sceon

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skehan (“to move quickly, run”). Akin to Old Frisian schīa (“to go quickly”), Old High German giskehan (“to happen”). More at chic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃe͜oːn/

Verb

sċēon

2. to fall to a person's lot (happen by fate)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċēon (weak class 1)

infinitive	sċēon	sċēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċēo	sċēode
second person singular	sċēost	sċēodest
third person singular	sċēoþ	sċēode
plural	sċēoþ	sċēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċēo	sċēode
plural	sċēon	sċēoden
imperative
singular	sċēo
plural	sċēoþ
participle	present	past
	sċēonde	(ġe)sċēod

Derived terms

• ġesċēon

Descendants

• Middle English: sen

Etymology 2

Unknown. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (skēwjan, “to go, proceed, go forth”), from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną (“to walk, go”), which is probably related to Etymology 1 above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃe͜oːn/

Verb

sċēon

2. to go quickly, hasten, fly

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċēon (weak class 1)

infinitive	sċēon	sċēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċēo	sċēode
second person singular	sċēost	sċēodest
third person singular	sċēoþ	sċēode
plural	sċēoþ	sċēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċēo	sċēode
plural	sċēon	sċēoden
imperative
singular	sċēo
plural	sċēoþ
participle	present	past
	sċēonde	(ġe)sċēod

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːn/

Verb

sċeōn

1. Alternative form of sċōġan

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċeōn (weak class 1)

infinitive	sċeōn	sċeōnne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċeō	sċeōde
second person singular	sċeōst	sċeōdest
third person singular	sċeōþ	sċeōde
plural	sċeōþ	sċeōdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċeō	sċeōde
plural	sċeōn	sċeōden
imperative
singular	sċeō
plural	sċeōþ
participle	present	past
	sċeōnde	(ġe)sċeōd