skaw

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noun

A promontory.

OriginIcelandic skagi →
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Meanings

skaw1

nounskaw (plural skaws)

plural skaws · alternative scaw

  1. A promontory.

Skaw2

proper noun
  1. A village in north Unst, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HP657163).

Origin

  1. Icelandicskagi“peninsula, promontory”
  2. Englishskaw

Of North Germanic origin, from Icelandic skagi (“peninsula, promontory”). Also related to Icelandic skaga (“to protrude, to jut out”).

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Cite this entry
APA

skaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skaw

MLA

“skaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skaw.

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