nounverb

en skena

bolt

The word skena has a few distinct meanings depending on the context:

To bolt or run away (uncontrolled): Used primarily about horses or vehicles that lose control and start moving at high speed without being steered. In a figurative sense, it can be used to describe things like prices or inflation that are rising uncontrollably (e.g., "priserna skenar").
A rail: A physical track, such as a train rail or a curtain rail.
A splint or brace: A medical device used to support, protect, or immobilize an injured part of the body, such as a leg or a finger.
An armor plate: In historical or military contexts, a metal plate used as part of body armor.

Grammar:
- As a verb (meaning to bolt/run away): skena, skenar, skenade, skenat.
- As a noun (meaning rail/splint/plate): en skena, skenan, skenor, skenorna.
Origin: The word is of Old Norse origin (skena), related to the Old High German scina, meaning a thin piece of metal or a shin bone. The verb meaning "to bolt" likely stems from the imagery of a horse running as if it were a sliding object or moving uncontrollably like a runaway vehicle on rails.