"sceat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃæt/ Forms: sceats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English sceatt. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|sceatt}} Learned borrowing from Old English sceatt Head templates: {{en-noun}} sceat (plural sceats)
  1. (numismatics, historical) A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value). Wikipedia link: sceat Tags: historical Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United Kingdom Synonyms: sceatt, sceatta Translations (small Anglo-Saxon coin): sceat [feminine] (French), Sceatta [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sceat-en-noun-i~LPphER Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 87 1 7 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 2 3 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 1 2 4 1 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics

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Alternative forms

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