sceabb

Old English

Alternative forms

sċæb, sċeb, sċeab

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz. Cognate with Old Norse skabb ( > English scab).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑbb/, [ʃæ͜ɑb]

Noun

sċeabb m

scab
scabies

Declension

Declension of sceabb (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċeabb	sċeabbas
accusative	sċeabb	sċeabbas
genitive	sċeabbes	sċeabba
dative	sċeabbe	sċeabbum

Descendants

Middle English: schabbe
- English: shab
  - ⇒ English: shabby
    - → Scots: shabby

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