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

scaffold (platform for executions)
pillory (method of punishment)

Declension

Declension of schavott
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	schavott	schavotten	schavotter	schavotterna
Genitive	schavotts	schavottens	schavotters	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)

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