sceadu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skadu.

Cognates

Cognate with Old High German scato (German Schatten), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skadus). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos), Proto-Celtic *skāton (Irish scáth, Breton squeut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑ.du/[1]

Noun

sċeadu f

  1. shadow
  2. shade

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċeadu sċeadwa, sċeadwe
accusative sċeadwe sċeadwa, sċeadwe
genitive sċeadwe sċeadwa
dative sċeadwe sċeadwum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: schadowe, schadwe, schadow, schadewe, shadewe, schado, shadow, schadou, schaddo
    • English: shadow
    • Scots: shadow, schaddow, scaddow

References

  1. ^ Fulk, R. D. (2014) An Introductory Grammar of Old English, ACMRS Press, page 216
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