skoni

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare Old High German scōni, Old English sciene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔːni/, [ˈskœːni]

Adjective

skōni (comparative skōniro, superlative skōnist)

1. beautiful, fair, bright

   gelîhc sulîcaro lôgnun: thit uuas alloro lando scôniust

   Just like some denied: this was the most beautiful of all lands (Genesis, verse 5)

Declension

Positive forms of skōni

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skōni	skōni	skōni	skōnie, skōnia	skōnia	skōni, skōnia
accusative	skōnian, skōnien	skōnia	skōni	skōnia, skōnie	skōnia	skōni, skōnia
genitive	skōnies, skōnias	skōniara, skōniaro	skōnies, skōnias	skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero	skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero	skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero
dative	skōniumu, skōnium, skōniun, skōniun, skōnion, skōnien, skōnian	skōniaro, skōniaru, skōniara	skōniumu, skōnium, skōniun, skōniun, skōnion, skōnien, skōnian	skōniun, skōnion, skōnium	skōniun, skōnion	skōniun, skōnion, skōnium
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skōnio, skōnia	skōnia, skōnie	skōnia, skōnie	skōnion, skōniun	skōnion, skōniun, skōnian	skōnion, skōniun
accusative	skōnion, skōnian	skōniun, skōnion, skōnian	skōnia, skōnie	skōnion, skōniun	skōnion, skōniun, skōnian	skōnion, skōniun
genitive	skōnien, skōnian	skōniun, skōnian, skōnien	skōnien, skōnian	skōniono, skōnieno	skōniono	skōniono, skōnieno
dative	skōnion, skōnien, skōnian	skōniun, skōnian	skōnion, skōnien, skōnian	skōnion, skōniun	skōnion, skōniun	skōnion, skōniun

Comparative forms of skōni (weak only)

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skōniro, skōnira	skōnira, skōnire	skōnira, skōnire	skōniron, skōnirun	skōniron, skōnirun, skōniran	skōniron, skōnirun
accusative	skōniron, skōniran	skōnirun, skōniron, skōniran	skōnira, skōnire	skōniron, skōnirun	skōniron, skōnirun, skōniran	skōniron, skōnirun
genitive	skōniren, skōniran	skōnirun, skōniran, skōniren	skōniren, skōniran	skōnirono, skōnireno	skōnirono	skōnirono, skōnireno
dative	skōniron, skōniren, skōniran	skōnirun, skōniran	skōniron, skōniren, skōniran	skōniron, skōnirun	skōniron, skōnirun	skōniron, skōnirun

Superlative forms of skōni

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skōnist	skōnist	skōnist	skōniste, skōnista	skōnista	skōnist, skōnista
accusative	skōnistan, skōnisten	skōnista	skōnist	skōnista, skōniste	skōnista	skōnist, skōnista
genitive	skōnistes, skōnistas	skōnistara, skōnistaro	skōnistes, skōnistas	skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero	skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero	skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero
dative	skōnistumu, skōnistum, skōnistun, skōnistun, skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan	skōnistaro, skōnistaru, skōnistara	skōnistumu, skōnistum, skōnistun, skōnistun, skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan	skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistum	skōnistun, skōniston	skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	skōnisto, skōnista	skōnista, skōniste	skōnista, skōniste	skōniston, skōnistun	skōniston, skōnistun, skōnistan	skōniston, skōnistun
accusative	skōniston, skōnistan	skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistan	skōnista, skōniste	skōniston, skōnistun	skōniston, skōnistun, skōnistan	skōniston, skōnistun
genitive	skōnisten, skōnistan	skōnistun, skōnistan, skōnisten	skōnisten, skōnistan	skōnistono, skōnisteno	skōnistono	skōnistono, skōnisteno
dative	skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan	skōnistun, skōnistan	skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan	skōniston, skōnistun	skōniston, skōnistun	skōniston, skōnistun

Descendants

• Middle Low German: schö̂ne
  • Low German: schöön

    Altmärkisch: schön

    Bremisch: schön (substantivised: (dat) Schöne n)

    Dithmarsisch: schön

    Hamburgisch: scheun

    Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: schön

    Ostfälisch: schöne (schön)

    Westfälisch:

    Lippisch: scheun

    Münsterländisch: schön

    Paderbornisch: schoin

    Ravensbergisch: schåün

    Sauerländisch: schoine, scho̊n

    Westmünsterländisch: schöön

    • Plautdietsch: scheen
  • → Old Swedish: skön
    • Swedish: skön
  • → Danish: skøn
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: skjønn
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: skjønn