"skaw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skaws [plural], scaw [alternative]
Etymology: Of North Germanic origin, from Icelandic skagi (“peninsula, promontory”). Also related to Icelandic skaga (“to protrude, to jut out”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|is|skagi||peninsula, promontory}} Icelandic skagi (“peninsula, promontory”), {{cog|is|skaga||to protrude, to jut out}} Icelandic skaga (“to protrude, to jut out”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} skaw (plural skaws)
  1. A promontory.
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Alternative forms

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