Forms: sgadan
n (perh. based on ON. See O.E.D. s.v. scad 3 . See also ZCP ix 110 ) herring : scatān .i. scuit inn ena .i. genaid ind uisci, Corm. Y 1194 . sgadan gl. allec, Ir. Gl. 967 . deathach ceann sgadāin shaillti, RSláinte 2465 .