scatt
- a variation of scat.
Example Sentences
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Njord of Noatun was then the sole sovereign of the Swedes; and he continued the sacrifices, and was called the drot, or sovereign, by the Swedes, and he received scatt and gifts from them.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn
It is in my mind that he seeks not so much for revenge as for payment of scatt from our islands.
From King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
"Richer presents," said she, "Gave King Harald Gormson To the Queen, my mother, Than such worthless weeds; "When he ravaged Norway, Laying waste the kingdom, Seizing scatt and treasure For her royal needs.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
It is true that we owned no king or overlord, but if the Scots king asked for scatt we paid it, grumbling, for the sake of peace.
From A Sea Queen's Sailing by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
He was Hodulf's steward, the man who gathers the scatt, and therefore is not liked.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
