- scréawa
- m (-n/-n) shrew (mouse)
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shrew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shrewe evil or scolding person, from Old English scrēawa shrew (animal) Date: before 12th century 1. any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a … New Collegiate Dictionary
shrew — shrew1 shrewlike, adj. /shrooh/, n. a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant. [1200 50; ME; special use of SHREW2] Syn. virago, nag, scold. shrew2 /shrooh/, n. any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
scréwa — see scréawa … Old to modern English dictionary
scrǽwa — see scréawa … Old to modern English dictionary
shrew — [ʃru:] n [: Old English; Origin: screawa] 1.) a very small animal like a mouse with a long pointed nose 2.) old fashioned an unpleasant woman who always argues and disagrees with people … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrew — small mammal, O.E. screawa shrew mouse, unknown outside English, perhaps from P.Gmc. *skreu to cut (see SHRED (Cf. shred)). Alternative O.E. word for it was scirfemus, from sceorfan to gnaw. The meaning peevish, malignant, clamorous, spiteful,… … Etymology dictionary
shrew — noun 1》 a small mouse like insectivorous mammal with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes. [Family Soricidae: many species.] 2》 a bad tempered or aggressively assertive woman. Derivatives shrewish adjective shrewishly adverb shrewishness noun… … English new terms dictionary
shrew — I [[t]ʃru[/t]] n. a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant • Etymology: 1200–50; ME: villain, evildoer (of either sex) II shrew [[t]ʃru[/t]] n. mam any of several small, mouselike, insect eating mammals of the family Soricidae, having a… … From formal English to slang
shrew — /ʃru / (say shrooh) noun 1. any of various small, insectivorous mammals of the genus Sorex and allied genera, having a long, sharp snout and a mouse like form, as the water shrew, Neomys fodiens, of Europe and the British Isles. 2. a woman of… …
