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English
Etymology
Of North Germanic origin, from Icelandic skagi (“peninsula, promontory”).[1] Also related to Icelandic skaga (“to protrude, to jut out”).
Noun
skaw (plural skaws)
- A promontory.
References
- ^ Ferguson, R. (1873). The Dialect of Cumberland. United Kingdom: Williams and Norgate, p. 202
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic , related to Welsh ysgaw, Middle Breton scau, modern Breton skav, but of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *skātu (“shadow”), which gave the similar Middle Welsh ysgawd (“shade”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
skaw pl (singulative skawen)
- elder trees
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “skato”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies