Re: R: Re: RV: Old English

Vasiliy Chernov wrote:

> Uph... Does anybody have Webster to hand?
On the net as http://www.m-w.com .

> _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?

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