schadwy

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === schadewy, schadowy, schadowye, shadewi, shadewy, shadwy, shadwye === Etymology === By surface analysis, schadwe (“reflection, shadow”) +‎ -y (“-y”), either as a new formation or inherited from Old English sċeadwiġ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃadwiː/, /ˈʃadɔu̯iː/ IPA(key): /ˈʃadiu̯iː/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland) === Adjective === schadwy Shadowed, shaded; covered from sunlight. (rare) Insubstantial, substanceless (like a shadow or reflection) ==== Descendants ==== English: shadowy ==== References ==== “shadwī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.