- scrybb
- f (-e/-a) scrub, brushwood, underwood, shrubbery
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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shrub — I. noun Etymology: Middle English schrobbe, from Old English scrybb brushwood; akin to Norwegian skrubbebær, a cornel of a dwarf species Date: before 12th century a low usually several stemmed woody plant II. noun Etymology: Arabic sharāb… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sker- — I. sker 1 Also ker . To cut. Derivatives include shears, scabbard, skirmish, carnage, sharp, scrape, and screw. I. Basic form *sker … Universalium
shrub — shrub1 shrubless, adj. shrublike, adj. /shrub/, n. a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground. [bef. 1000; ME shrubbe, OE scrybb brushwood; c. dial. Dan skrub] shrub2 /shrub/, n.… … Universalium
scrub — [ skrɶb ] n. m. • 1900; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Géogr. Brousse épaisse d Australie, formée de buissons. ● scrub nom masculin (anglais scrub) Brousse épaisse d Australie, formée de buissons toujours verts, de familles diverses, notamment des acacias.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shrubb — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century Scrybb meaning shrub or shrubs , and was originally given as a topographic name to a dweller by the shrub(s). The surname from this source is first… … Surnames reference
shrub — [ʃrʌb] n [: Old English; Origin: scrybb] a small bush with several woody stems … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrub — O.E. scrybb brushwood, shrubbery, a rare and late word, possibly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. dialectal Dan. skrub brushwood, Norw. skrubba dwarf tree ). Presumably related to N.Fris. skrobb broom plant, brushwood; W.Flem. schrobbe climbing… … Etymology dictionary
shrub — shrub1 noun a woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground. Derivatives shrubby adjective Origin OE scrubb, scrybb shrubbery ; cf. scrub2. shrub2 noun 1》 a drink made of sweetened fruit juice… … English new terms dictionary
shrub — I [[t]ʃrʌb[/t]] n. bot a woody plant smaller than a tree, usu. having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME shrubbe, OE scrubb, scrybb brushwood II shrub [[t]ʃrʌb[/t]] n. 1) coo an appetizer of… … From formal English to slang
shrub — I. /ʃrʌb / (say shrub) noun a woody perennial plant smaller than a tree, usually having permanent stems branching from or near the ground. {Middle English shrubbe, Old English scrybb brushwood} II. /ʃrʌb / (say shrub) noun a cordial made of… …
