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)

1. sheath (sword-holder)

Derived terms

• schethere

Descendants

• English: sheath
• Scots: sheath
• Yola: shaadh

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

• shethe, shetthe

Noun

schethe (plural schethes)

1. (rare) sheth (bar connecting the ploughshare to a plough's beam)

Descendants

• English: sheth, sheath

References

• “shēth(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.