eldertongue

Old English · noun

scua

Normalised sċūa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈʃuː.ɑ/
Syllables
ˈʃuː · ɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
shadowshadeshady

Meaning

  1. shadow

    9th century, Vespasian Psalter, Psalm 16/17:8

    Keep me, Lord, like the apple of thine eye; protect me under the shadow of thy wings.

  2. shade; darkness

  3. protection

  4. a shady person (possibly)

Declension

Declension of scua
SingularPlural
Nominative sċūasċūan
Accusative sċūansċūan
Genitive sċūansċūena
Dative sċūansċūum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skūwō (“shadow”).

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