schovel

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċofl, *sċufl, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Akin to schoven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔvəl/, /ˈʃuvəl/, /ˈʃuːl/

Noun

schovel (plural shovelys)

  1. A shovel or spade; a scooped tool with a handle.

Descendants

  • English: shovel (dialectal shoul, shool)
  • Scots: shuffle, schule, shule, shuil
  • Yola: shule

References

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