skeið

Faroese

/skaiːj/

noun
Definitions
  • spoon
  • sheath
  • (anatomy) vagina
  • (poetic) ship

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse skeið (sley, reed, space of time, piece of way, race course, race, sheath, warship, course, a race, a ship, a sheath, ship) derived from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (covering, sheath).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skaiþiz

Gloss

covering, sheath

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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