Definitions for sceat

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Spelling: [shat]

IPA: /ʃæt/

Sceat is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in sceat (acest).

Definitions for sceat

noun

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

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

Examples for sceat

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

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