sceat

[ shat ]

noun

a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.

Origin of sceat

¹

Learned borrowing (18th century) of Old English sceat, scætt; cognate with Old Saxon skat,Old High German scaz (German Schatz) treasure, tribute. See scat⁵

Also sceat·ta [shat-uh]. /ˈʃæt ə/.

Words Nearby sceat

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How to use sceat in a sentence

The payment known as ciric-sceat, church-scot, is a very obscure matter.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
When numbers are given, sceat appears to be left out, cf. 2196, 2995 (see þsend).
Beowulf | Unknown
When numbers are given, sceat appears to be left out, cf. 2196, 2995 (see þūsend).
Beowulf | Unknown

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