- sceald
- adj shallow
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
sceald
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shallow — shallowly, adv. shallowness, n. /shal oh/, adj., shallower, shallowest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. of little depth; not deep: shallow water. 2. lacking depth; superficial: a mind that is not narrow but shallow. 3. taking in a relatively small amount of … Universalium
shoal — shoal1 /shohl/, n. 1. a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow. 2. a sandbank or sand bar in the bed of a body of water, esp. one that is exposed above the surface of the water at low tide. adj. 3. of little depth, as water;… … Universalium
Shadfourth — This interesting and unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from a parish and village in Durham called Shadforth. Recorded as Shaldeford and as Shaldeforth in the Boldon Book for Durham, dated 1183, the place was so… … Surnames reference
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