scho

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sċōh, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz. Forms without /x/ are from the Old English oblique stem sċō-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoː/, /ʃuːx/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /ʃyː/, /ʃyːx/

Noun

scho (plural schos or schon)

  1. A shoe (article of footwear)
  2. A horseshoe or similar device for other animals.
  3. A piece of metal fortifying the edge of a wooden spade.
Descendants
  • English: shoe
  • Scots: shae
  • Yola: shoone (plural)
References

Etymology 2

Pronoun

scho

  1. (chiefly Northern) alternative form of sche

Etymology 3

Verb

scho

  1. alternative form of schon (to shoe)