nounA double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. · Synonym of sgian dubh (“a small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt”).
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryInherited from Middle English skene, from Middle Irish scian, from Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā.
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- Root classification mention*sek-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionskeneenm
- Derivation mentionscianmga
- Derivation mentionscíansga
- Derivation mention*skiyenācel-pro
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