† scun.
Obsolete.
1. A shadow.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > casting of a shadow > a shadow
shadeOE
scuc1400
adumbration1531
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2167 Þe skwez [MS reads skweȝ] of þe scowtes skayned hym þoȝt.
2. A screen.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > screen > [noun]
screen1348
scuc1440
room divider1948
divider1960
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 450/2 Scu, spere in a howse, idem quod screne, scrineum, ventifuga.
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