sceaþa

Old English

Alternative forms

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑ.θɑ/, [ˈʃɑ.ðɑ]

Noun

sċeaþa m

  1. one who injures; enemy, ravager, robber
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      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...
  2. (heroic) warrior
  3. (rare) injury

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sċeaþa sċeaþan
accusative sċeaþan sċeaþan
genitive sċeaþan sċeaþena
dative sċeaþan sċeaþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: schathe
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