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noun
Alternative form of skaw (“promontory”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A wood or forest; a shaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
An elder tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cornwall
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History
From Middle English scogh, scough, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Compare Faroese skógur, Icelandic skógur, Swedish skog.
