Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to skein
Participle: skeined
Gerund: skeining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | skein |
| you | skein |
| he;she;it | skeins |
| we | skein |
| you | skein |
| they | skein |
Perfect
| I | have skeined |
| you | have skeined |
| he;she;it | has skeined |
| we | have skeined |
| you | have skeined |
| they | have skeined |
Past
| I | skeined |
| you | skeined |
| he;she;it | skeined |
| we | skeined |
| you | skeined |
| they | skeined |
Pluperfect
| I | had skeined |
| you | had skeined |
| he;she;it | had skeined |
| we | had skeined |
| you | had skeined |
| they | had skeined |
Future
| I | will skein |
| you | will skein |
| he;she;it | will skein |
| we | will skein |
| you | will skein |
| they | will skein |
Future Perfect
| I | will have skeined |
| you | will have skeined |
| he;she;it | will have skeined |
| we | will have skeined |
| you | will have skeined |
| they | will have skeined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | skein |
| you | skein |
| he;she;it | skein |
| we | skein |
| you | skein |
| they | skein |
Perfect
| I | have skeined |
| you | have skeined |
| he;she;it | have skeined |
| we | have skeined |
| you | have skeined |
| they | have skeined |
Imperfect
| I | skeined |
| you | skeined |
| he;she;it | skeined |
| we | skeined |
| you | skeined |
| they | skeined |
Pluperfect
| I | had skeined |
| you | had skeined |
| he;she;it | had skeined |
| we | had skeined |
| you | had skeined |
| they | had skeined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would skein |
| you | would skein |
| he;she;it | would skein |
| we | would skein |
| you | would skein |
| they | would skein |
Perfect
| I | would have skeined |
| you | would have skeined |
| he;she;it | would have skeined |
| we | would have skeined |
| you | would have skeined |
| they | would have skeined |
Imperative
| you | skein |
| we | Let's skein |
| you | skein |
Verbs conjugated like 'skein'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'skein'
sken,
skin,
aken,
bein,
drein,
keen,
ken,
kern,
pein,
plein,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The noun is derived from Middle English skaine, skayne (“quantity of string, thread, etc., wound on a reel; the string, thread, etc., so wound”), from Old French escaigne (modern French écagne, écaigne (Picardy)); further etymology uncertain, probably from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to split off”).
2. The verb is derived from noun.
3. cognates
4. * Irish scáinne (“skein, clew”)
Sample Sentences
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Under section 7 of Act March 3, 1883, referring to section 2907, Rev. St., if skeining worsted or mohair yarns is necessary to render them merchantable yarns, the cost of skeining is a part of the value of the goods, and subject to duty. If skeining is necessary only for convenience in transportation from the producer to the consumer, it is a charge for putting up, preparing, and packing for shipment, and the extra cost of skeining is not to be added to the other costs in computing the duty. [1891, Mark Wilks Collet, reporter, “Stephenson v. Cooper, Collector”, in The Federal Reporter […] (National Reporter System, United States Series), volume 44, St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., →OCLC, headnote, page 53:]
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Water skeined the landscape. The Shannon River, lost since Limerick city, was drawing nearer to name the airport, and a tributary quickened its way towards it. [1955, Elizabeth Bowen, chapter XI, in A World of Love, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, part I, pages 219–220:]