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skede.

sheath (scabbard, long case)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɡ̊eːðə]
  1. sheath (scabbard, long case)

    common-gender
  2. vagina

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skeiðir (“sheath”), plural of skeið (“reed, sley”), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz. The old singular is continued by the Danish noun ske (“spoon”). Cognate with German Scheide, Dutch schede, and English sheath. The anatomical sense is a semantic loan from Latin vāgīna.

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