Old English · noun
sceaga
Normalised sċeaga
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈʃɑ.ɡɑ/[ˈʃɑ.ɣɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈʃɑ · ɡɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- copseshawthicket
Meaning
-
copse, thicket
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skagō, Proto-Germanic *skōgô. Cognate with Old Norse skagi (“outjutting headland, promontory”).
Descendants
shaw
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