sceatta

noun

sceat·​ta

ˈsha-tə

variants or sceat

ˈshat 

plural sceattas or sceats

: a small, thick Anglo-Saxon coin of silver or rarely of gold or of copper see styca

Word History

Etymology

Old English sceat, sceatt sceat, property, money; akin to Old High German scaz property, money, Old Norse skattr tribute, Gothic skatts coin

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