English
Scone
Scone comes from Scots Scone.
- Scotsc. 1450–presentScone
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1606same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Scotsc. 1450–presentScone
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1606same form
Earliest quotation: c. 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Macbeth: “ROSS: Will you to Scone? MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll…”
Every English word from Scots Scone
Today it means
name A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scots Scone / Scone