skena.
a rail (metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad)
Meaning & usage
a rail (metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad)
a strip (e.g. of metal or plastic) used for protection or support a splint (segment of armor)
a strip (e.g. of metal or plastic) used for protection or support a splint (immobilizing device)
a blade, a runner (e.g. on ice skates)
a splint (narrow strip of wood used for basketweaving)
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish skena, from Middle Low German schene, from Old Saxon scina, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Influenced by German Schiene. First attested in 1478.
to bolt, to run off (especially of a horse)
to soar, to rise (of prices and the like)
Priserna skenar.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish skena. Possibly related to skev. Compare Icelandic skina. First attested in the early 14th century.
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