Etymology

shaw

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Today it means: A thicket; a small wood or grove. Full definition →

Old English sċeaga
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shaw · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromsċeaga
  2. English todayshaw

From Old English sċeaga, scaga. Cognate with Old Norse skógr (“forest, wood”), whence Danish skov (“forest”). Doublet of scaw.

shaw · interjection2

From an onomatopoeic/gibberishlike origin from Hollow Knight and its character Hornet while fighting her, and occasionally she plays one of multiple voice clips.

Shaw · proper noun3

From shaw.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsċeaga all →

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