† scu Obs.
Also 4 pl. skwez.
[? repr. OE. scuwa, sc{uacu}a shadow; the sc for the normal sh may be due to the influence of the corresponding ON. skugge: see scug n.]
a. A shadow. b. A screen.
| 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 2167 Þe skwez of þe scowtes skayued hym þoȝt. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 450/2 Scu, spere in a howse, idem quod screne, scrineum, ventifuga. |