UrsprungFrom 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.
- common-gendera rail (metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad)
“Mina medresande slumrade var och en i sitt hörn, och jag satt tyst och hörde på tågets dån, då det brusade fram på skenorna.” — My fellow travellers were dozing in their respective corners, and I sat quietly listening to the din of the train, as it roared forward on the rails.
“På något sätt hade han kommit i kontakt med den strömförande skenan som har 700 volts likström.” — He had somehow come in contact with the 700 volt DC live rail.
- common-gender, historicala splint (segment of armor)
“Mot medeltidens slut utbyttes järnmaskerna av järn- eller stålplåtar; benen och armarne skyddades av skenor, som med remmar och söljor spändes fast.” — At the end of the middle age the iron masks were replaced by iron or steel plates; the legs and the arms were protected by splints that were fastened with straps and buckles.
- common-gendera splint (immobilizing device)
“Då skar de upp halva benet, lade in dräneringsrör och jag fick gips och skenor.” — At that time they cut up half of my leg, put in drainage tubes and I got a cast and splints.
- common-gendera blade, a runner (e.g. on ice skates)
“I traditionssporten ishockey kämpar kombattanterna på skarpslipade skenor, väl inpackade i skydd och visir.” — In the traditional sport ice hockey the players fight on sharp blades, well covered by protective gear and visors.
- common-gendera splint (narrow strip of wood used for basketweaving)
- to bolt, to run off (especially of a horse)
“Utan att säga ett ord vände han sig om, lade benen på ryggen och skenade till skogs, lättfotad som en hare, och det var knappt möjligt för far att hinna ifatt sin gosse.” — Without a word he turned around, started running and bolted away into the forest, light on his feet as a hare, and father could barely catch his boy.
“Han kände sig ungefär som en häst som sparkat sönder sina skaklar och som nu kunde få skena i väg så långt han ville utan fruktan för piskan och tygeln.” — He felt something like a horse that had kicked its shackles to pieces, and that now could bolt as far as he pleased without fear of whip or reins.
- figurativelyto soar, to rise (of prices and the like)
“Priserna skenar.” — Prices are soaring.
Formerskena(indefinite, nominative, singular) · skenas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · skenan(definite, nominative, singular) · skenans(definite, genitive, singular) · skenor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · skenors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · skenorna(definite, nominative, plural) · skenornas(definite, genitive, plural) · skenar(present) · skenade(preterite) · skenat(supine) · skena(imperative) · skena(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · skenat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · skena(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · skenen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)