sceaþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz, possibly from a root *skaiþ- (“divide, separate”), based on the notion of a split stick with a sword blade inserted; compare *skaiþaną (“separate”).

Compare Old Frisian skethe, Old Saxon scethia, Old High German sceida, skaida, Old Norse skeið, skeiðir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːθ/

Noun

sċēaþ f

  1. sheath

Descendants
  • Middle English: shethe, sheith, sethe, chethe, shede, ssethe; scæðe, scaþe, seaþe
    • English: sheath
    • Yola: shaadh
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