sceat

[ shat ]
/ ʃæt /

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

Words nearby sceat

scavenger beetle, scavenger hunt, scavenger's daughter, scd, sce, sceat, scedosporium apiospermum, scelp, scena, scenario, scenarist
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Example sentences from the Web for sceat

  • When numbers are given, sceat appears to be left out, cf. 2196, 2995 (see þsend).

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  • When numbers are given, sceat appears to be left out, cf. 2196, 2995 (see þūsend).

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