eldertongue

Old English · noun

sceaþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ʃæ͜ɑːθ/
Syllables
ʃæ͜ɑːθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
sheath

Meaning

  1. sheath

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.

Descendants

sheath

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