scéad

scéad
[sha:d] n (-es/-) shed (in water-shed), a division, distinction, reason, reckoning; þu scealt gieldan scád wordum thou shalt give an account (of thine actions) in words;

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  • scead — n ( es/ ) shadow, shade; fig., shelter, protection; [scæd, scad, sced] …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • skadu- — *skadu , *skaduz germ., stark. Maskulinum (a): nhd. Schatten; ne. shadow; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., ae.; Hinweis: s. *skadwa ; Etymologie: idg. *skot , Substantiv …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • Shade — (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. sko tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. {Shadow}, {Shed} a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Shades — Shade Shade (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. sko tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. {Shadow},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shadberry — /shad ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. shadberries. 1. the fruit of a shadbush. 2. the plant itself. [1795 1805, Amer.; shad (perh. dial. shad cool spot, OE scead SHADE, shelter) + BERRY] * * * …   Universalium

  • shadow — shadower, n. shadowless, adj. shadowlike, adj. /shad oh/, n. 1. a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light. 2. shade or comparative darkness, as in an area. 3. shadows, darkness, esp. that coming after… …   Universalium

  • shed — ● shed nom masculin (anglais shed, hangar) Type de couverture de bâtiments industriels présentant un profil en dent de scie et composé d un versant vitré, de pente rapide, exposé au N. pour un éclairage régulier et d un autre, de pente plus… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Schade — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be an example of the sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. The nicknames …   Surnames reference

  • Shade — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be an example of the sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. The nicknames …   Surnames reference

  • Shadbolt — This unusual name is of early medieval English origin and is a locational name deriving from a now lost place in Bedfordshire near Shefford. An estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets are known to have disappeared in Great Britain… …   Surnames reference

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