- scencan
- \scencan 1 [shen·chan] wv/t1b 3rd pres scenceþ past scencte ptp gescenced to skink, pour out, pour out liquor for drinking, give drink, give to drink
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forðscencan — wv/t1b to pour forth, give to drink … Old to modern English dictionary
Skink — Skink, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skinking}.] [Icel. skenja; akin to Sw. sk[ a]ka, Dan. skienke, AS. scencan, D. & G. schenken. As. scencan is usually derived from sceonc, sceanc, shank, a hollow bone being supposed to have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skinked — Skink Skink, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skinking}.] [Icel. skenja; akin to Sw. sk[ a]ka, Dan. skienke, AS. scencan, D. & G. schenken. As. scencan is usually derived from sceonc, sceanc, shank, a hollow bone being supposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skinking — Skink Skink, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skinking}.] [Icel. skenja; akin to Sw. sk[ a]ka, Dan. skienke, AS. scencan, D. & G. schenken. As. scencan is usually derived from sceonc, sceanc, shank, a hollow bone being supposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noonshun — Nunchion Nun chion, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See {Noon}, and {Skink}, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nunchion — Nun chion, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See {Noon}, and {Skink}, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skink — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch schenken; akin to Old English scencan to pour out drink and probably to scanca shank Date: 15th century chiefly dialect to draw, pour out, or serve (drink) II. noun Etymology: Latin… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Schenken — Schênken, verb. reg. act. welches noch in einer doppelten Hauptbedeutung vorkommt. 1. Des Gießens eines flüssigen Körpers aus einer Bouteille, Flasche, Kanne u.s.f. in ein kleineres Gefäß. 1) Eigentlich, wo es doch nur von eigentlichen Getränken… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
luncheon — luncheonless, adj. /lun cheuhn/, n. lunch, esp. a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon. [1570 80; dissimilated var. of nuncheon (now dial.), ME none(s)chench noon drink, equiv. to none NOON … Universalium
skink — skink1 /skingk/, n. any of numerous lizards of the family Scincidae, common in many regions of the Old and New World, typically having flat, smooth, overlapping scales and comprising terrestrial, arboreal, and fossorial species. [1580 90; < L… … Universalium
