Old English · noun

sceaft

Normalised sċeaft

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /ʃæ͜ɑft/
Syllables: ʃæ͜ɑft (1 syllable)
Modern English: shaft creation created origin pole creature spear

sceaft1 · noun · feminine

Senses

creation, origin
a creation, creature, something created

Declension · strong i-stem

Declension of sceaft
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċeaft	sċeafte sċeafta
Accusative	sċeaft sċeafte	sċeafte sċeafta
Genitive	sċeafte	sċeafta
Dative	sċeafte	sċeaftum

sceaft2 · noun · masculine

Senses

shaft (of an arrow or spear), pole

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sceaft
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċeaft	sċeaftas
Accusative	sċeaft	sċeaftas
Genitive	sċeaftes	sċeafta
Dative	sċeafte	sċeaftum

Etymology

From sċieppan; compare ġesċeaft.

From Proto-West Germanic *skaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂p- (“rod, shaft, staff, club”), potentially from a root *(s)ke(H)p- (“to strike, beat”). Cognate with Old Norse skapt.

Descendants

shaft

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