sceaþ

Old English

Etymology

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: sheth, s(c)heth(e)
  • English: sheath