sceada

Old English

Etymology

Origin obscure. Possibly from an earlier *scēadel, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu (“part in the hair, crown, summit”) ; if so, then cognate with Old Dutch skēthila, Old High German sceitila, skeitila. Otherwise, equivalent to sċēadan +‎ -a. In any case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, part, separate, divide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑ/

Noun

sċēada m

  1. a parting of the hair
  2. the top of the head

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sċēada sċēadan
accusative sċēadan sċēadan
genitive sċēadan sċēadena
dative sċēadan sċēadum

Descendants

  • Middle English: sched, schode, schede (conflated with ġesċēad)
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