sceada

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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

Noun

sċēada m

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

Declension

Declension of sceada (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċēada sċēadan
accusative sċēadan sċēadan
genitive sċēadan sċēadena
dative sċēadan sċēadum

Related terms

Descendants

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