shethe

Middle English

Alternative forms

sheith, sethe, chethe, shede, ssethe
scæðe, scaþe, seaþe (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English sċēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɛːθ/, /ʃɛːð/

Noun

shethe (plural shethes)

sheath

Descendants

English: sheath
Yola: shaadh

References

“shēth(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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