Old English · noun
sceaþa
Normalised sċeaþa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈʃɑ.θɑ/[ˈʃɑ.ðɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈʃɑ · θɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- injuresravagerrobber
Meaning
-
one who injures; enemy, ravager, robber
Is nū ēac to witenne þæt man witnaþ foroft þā ārlēasan sċeaþan and þā swicolan þēofas...
It is also now known that we very often punish the honorless robbers and the treacherous thieves...
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints -
warrior
-
injury
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skaþō. Cognate with Old Saxon skaðo (Middle Low German scade), Dutch schade, Old High German skado (German Schaden), Old Norse skaði (Swedish skada).
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