sewel

== English == === Etymology === From Early Middle English sheueles (“scarecrow”) [and other forms]; probably from Old English *scīewels, from sċīen (“to be frightened or startled; to recoil in fear”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan (“to dread; to avoid, shun”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“frightened; bashful, coy, shy, timid; cautious, reserved”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-, *skūbʰ- (“to drive, move forward, push”) or *(s)kewH- (“to cover; to hide”)) + -els (suffix forming masculine nouns). Doublet of shy. === Noun === sewel (plural sewels) A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place. [from mid 14th c.] ==== Alternative forms ==== shewel === References === === Further reading === “sewel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === weels, lewes, Lewes, Elwes == Cahuilla == === Noun === séwel A bush which can be used as soap. Probably Atriplex polycarpa