sceaþ
Old English
noun
Definitions
- sheath
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (covering, sheath).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skaiþiz
Gloss
covering, sheath
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *skey- Proto-Indo-European
- skei Norwegian Bokmål
- skje Norwegian Bokmål
- *skaiþaną Proto-Germanic
- *skaiþiz Proto-Germanic
- skede Swedish
- skei Norwegian Nynorsk
- sċēaþ Old English
- skeið Old Norse
- skede Danish
- skeið Icelandic
- sceida Old High German
- skeida Old High German
- skeið Faroese
- scheide Middle High German
- *skaiþiju gmw-pro
- skedh Old Swedish
- scáeth Middle Irish