scaw

noun — 2 senses

scaw

noun

Etymology From Middle English scogh, scough, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Compare Faroese skógur, Icelandic skógur, Swedish skog.

1

Dialectal A wood or forest; a shaw.

scaw

noun
1

Cornwall An elder tree.

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