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sceat
[ shat ]
/ ʃæt /
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noun
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
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Also sceat·ta [shat-uh]. /ˈʃæt ə/.
Origin of sceat
Learned borrowing (18th century) of Old English sceat, scætt; cognate with Old Saxon skat,Old High German scaz (German Schatz) treasure, tribute. See scat5
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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 MaitlandWhen numbers are given, sceat appears to be left out, cf. 2196, 2995 (see þsend).
Beowulf|UnknownWhen numbers are given, sceat appears to be left out, cf. 2196, 2995 (see þūsend).
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