ˈsha(ə)t noun
or sceat·ta -ad.ə ; or skeat -a(ə)t
( plural sceats or sceattas )
Etymology: Old English sceat, sceatt sceat, property, money; akin to Old High German scaz property, money, Old Norse skattr tribute, Gothic skatts coin
: a small thick Anglo-Saxon coin or silver or rarely of gold or of copper — see styca