schavott

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schavot, German Schafott, from Old French chafaut. Cognate of Italian catafalco and French échafaud. Doublet of katafalk.

Noun

schavott c

1. scaffold (platform for executions)
2. pillory (method of punishment)

Declension

Declension of schavott

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	schavott	schavotts
	definite	schavotten	schavottens
plural	indefinite	schavotter	schavotters
	definite	schavotterna	schavotternas

Derived terms

• schavottera

References

• schavott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• schavott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• schavott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• schavott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)