schadwe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === schadewe, schado, schadou, schadowe, shadewe, shadow, shadue schadough, schadow (Late Middle English); scaudu, schadw (West Riding) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English sċeadwe, oblique form of sċeadu, form Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skaduz. Compare schade, directly from the nominative case of sċeadu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃadwə/, /ˈʃadɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈʃaduː/ IPA(key): /ˈʃadiu̯(ə)/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland) === Noun === schadwe (plural schadwes) A shadow; a dark image reflected by shade. Any reflected image (as in a mirror or water) The shade; the darkness where light is blocked. (figurative) A trace, hint, or reflection: A ghost or spirit (as a "reflection" of a mortal) An image or likeness of someone or something. (figurative) Protection, guardianship. ==== Related terms ==== overschadwen schadwen schadwy ==== Descendants ==== English: shadow Middle Scots: schadow, schaddow, scaddow Scots: shadda, shedda ==== References ==== “shadwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2018.