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: schethe, chethe, scheþe, sethe, shede, sheeth, sheethe, sheith, sheth, shethe, sheþe, sscheþe, sseþe; scaþe, scæðe, seaþe (Early Middle English)
  • English: sheath
  • Scots: sheath
  • Yola: shaadh