sched
Middle English
Alternative forms
- schade, schedde, schede, schode, schood, sheed, shod, shode
- (Early ME) schad, shæd
Etymology
A conflation of Old English sċēada and ġesċēad; compare scheden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːd(ə)/, /ˈʃɔːd(ə)/
Noun
sched (plural schedes)
- A parting of the hair.
- (chiefly Early Middle English) Distinction, difference.
- (Early Middle English) Judgement, discernment.
Descendants
- English: shed (dialectal shode)
- Scots: shed
References
- “shēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.