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) 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) (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.