English Explanatory Dictionary

scug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Shade, shadow.
  2. A shelter, a sheltered place (especially on the side of a hill).
  3. A squirrel.
  4. A lower-school or inferior boy.
verb
  1. To shelter; to protect.
  2. To hide; to take shelter.

Pronunciation

skŭg /skʌɡ/ En-au-scug.ogg

Word forms

scug scugs skug scoug skoog scugging scugged

Etymology

Scottish and Northern English from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). Cognate with Icelandic skuggi, Swedish skugga, Danish skygge, Old English sċūa, sċūwa (“a shade”).

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