scoh

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeōh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz.

Cognate with Old Frisian skōch, Old Saxon skōh, Old Dutch skuo, Old High German scuoh, Old Norse skór, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐍃 (skōhs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːx/

Noun

sċōh m

1. shoe

Declension

Declension of scoh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċōh	sċōs
accusative	sċōh	sċōs
genitive	sċōs	sċōna
dative	sċō	sċōm, sċōum

Derived terms

• slīepesċōh (“slipper”)
• sċōhwyrhta (“shoemaker”)
• sċōġan (“to put shoes on”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: scho, schoo, schowe, sco, sho, shogh, shoo, shouȝ, sso
  • English: shoe
  • Scots: shae
  • Yola: shoone (plural)