scaw

See also: šćaw

English

Etymology 1

Noun

scaw (plural scaws)

  1. Alternative form of skaw (“promontory”).

Etymology 2

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

Noun

scaw (plural scaws)

  1. (dialectal) A wood or forest; a shaw.

Etymology 3

Noun

scaw (plural scaws)

  1. (Cornwall) An elder tree.

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