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Middle English
Pronunciation
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.
- chethe, scheþe, sethe, shede, sheeth, sheethe, sheith, sheth, shethe, sheþe, sscheþe, sseþe
- scaþe, scæðe, seaþe (Early Middle English)
Noun
schethe (plural schethes)
- sheath (sword-holder)
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Etymology 2
Unknown, but possibly related to or identical to Etymology 1. Compare Old English sċēaþa, Middle Dutch schêde (“nail”).
Noun
schethe (plural schethes)
- (rare) sheth (bar connecting the ploughshare to a plough's beam)
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