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Never has one piece of weaponry evoked so many different spellings - some variations are Skene du, Skein dubh, skean dhu, sgian dubh and Skhian dubh. Phonetically it is pronounced scheeeian doo and everyone has a favourite spelling. The most commonly used, however, is Sgian Dubh. The meaning however is clear: Sgian means knife or dagger or blade and "dubh" means black. I believe Skyelander has touched upon "Dubh" being black in his poem, 'Dubh Water.'

Description
Never has one piece of weaponry evoked so many different spellings - some variations are Skene du, Skein dubh, skean dhu, sgian dubh and Skhian dubh. Phonetically it is pronounced scheeeian doo and everyone has a favourite spelling. The most commonly used, however, is Sgian Dubh. The meaning however is clear: Sgian means knife or dagger or blade and "dubh" means black. I believe Skyelander has touched upon "Dubh" being black in his poem, 'Dubh Water.'