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scug.

Shade, shadow.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/skʌɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England/skɐɡ/Australia, New-Zealand/skʊɡ/Northern-England

  1. Shade, shadow.

    Northern-England · Scotland

  2. A shelter, a sheltered place (especially on the side of a hill).

    Northern-England · Scotland

  3. A squirrel.

    dialectal

  4. A lower-school or inferior boy.

    dated · slang
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/skʌɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England/skɐɡ/Australia, New-Zealand/skʊɡ/Northern-England

  1. To shelter; to protect.

    Northern-England · Scotland · transitive

  2. To hide; to take shelter.

    Northern-England · Scotland · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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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