sceoh

Old English

Etymology 1

Noun

sċēoh m

  1. Alternative form of scōh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *skiuhaz, *skūwijaz (“frightened”). Cognate with Middle High German sciuhe (“frightened, shy”), Norwegian skygg (“shy, afraid”), Old High German sciuhan (“to frighten”). Related to eschew.

Adjective

sċēoh

  1. shy
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