schethe
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːð(ə)/
Etymology 1
From Old English sċēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.
Alternative forms
- chethe, scheþe, sethe, shede, sheeth, sheethe, sheith, sheth, shethe, sheþe, sscheþe, sseþe
- scaþe, scæðe, seaþe (Early Middle English)
Noun
schethe (plural schethes)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “shēth(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Unknown, but possibly related to or identical to Etymology 1. Compare Old English sċēaþa, Middle Dutch schêde (“nail”).
Alternative forms
Noun
schethe (plural schethes)
- (rare) sheth (bar connecting the ploughshare to a plough's beam)
Descendants
References
- “shēth(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.