schadowe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schadwe, schadow, schadewe, shadewe, schado, shadow, schadou, schaddo

Etymology

From Old English sċeaduwe, accusative of sċeadu. Compare schade, directly from the nominative form of sċeadu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃadɔu/, /ˈʃadwə/, /ˈʃadəw(ə)/

Noun

schadowe (plural schadowes)

1. shadow, shade
2. shade, darkness
3. reflection

Descendants

• English: shadow
• Scots: shadow, schaddow, scaddow

References

• “shadwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-23.