sceat

[ shat ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sceat¹

Learned borrowing (18th century) of Old English sceat, scætt; cognate with Old Saxon skat, Old High German scaz ( German Schatz ) treasure, tribute. See scat ⁵

Example Sentences

The payment known as ciric-sceat, church-scot, is a very obscure matter.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg