sceadu

sceadu
f (-we/-wa) shadow, shade; 1. a shadow (cast by an object); 1a. figurative; 2. shade as opposed to light, shadow (lit. and fig.), darkness; 2a. destructive influence; 3. shadow, protection; 4. a shady place, shade, arbor; 4a. a scene; 4b. shelter; 5. shadow as opposed to substance, an obscure image; (1) shadow as opposed to reality; (2) a shadow, shade, unsubstantial appearance

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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