Re: RV: Old English

John Cowan wrote:

> > _Skein_,
>
> "Skein" is from French "escaigne", though that might be ultimately
> of Norse origin: I don't find any Latin root SCAGN-, but perhaps
> I have not unwound the sound changes correctly?
My French etymological dictionary gives "of unknown origin" (but in French,
obviously). "Escaigne" is OF, the modern word is écagne. Does it mean the
same as the English, BTW?

Dan