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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scaw
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of skaw (“promontory”).

noun

A wood or forest; a shaw.

noun

An elder tree.

Etymology

From Middle English scogh, scough, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Compare Faroese skógur, Icelandic skógur, Swedish skog.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: scogh, skógr, *skōgaz

Inflected Forms

scaws (plural)

Questions

What does scaw mean?
Alternative form of skaw (“promontory”).
Where does scaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce scaw

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