"schovele" meaning in Middle English

See schovele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɔvəl(ə)/, /ˈʃuvəl(ə)/ (note: raised), /-vlə/, /ˈʃɔlv(ə)/, /ˈʃulv(ə)/ (note: raised; metathetic), /ˈʃyːvəl/, /ˈʃuːvəl/, /ʃyːl/ [Northern]
Etymology: From the inflected forms of Old English sċofl, from Proto-West Germanic *skuflu, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō. Akin to schouven, which some forms reflect influence from (for instance, compare the form shevell to variants of that verb with /eː/). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:sċofl}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "sċofl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "schovele", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="schovele">, {{inh|enm|ang|sċofl}} Old English sċofl, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skuflu}} Proto-West Germanic *skuflu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skuflō}} Proto-Germanic *skuflō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} schovele, {{enm-noun|schoveles}} schovele (plural schoveles) Forms: schoveles [plural], schoffle [alternative], schofylle [alternative], schole [alternative], scholve [alternative], schovel [alternative], shole [alternative], sholve [alternative], shovele [alternative], shovill [alternative], shovylle [alternative], sovyll [alternative, East-Anglia], shevell [alternative], schowulle [alternative], schowelle [alternative], schovle [alternative], schovyl [alternative], showell [alternative], ssofle [alternative], ssovele [alternative], schoyll [alternative, Northern], schoil [alternative], schul [alternative], schule [alternative], schuyll [alternative]
  1. A shovel or spade; a scooped tool with a handle.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈʃyːvəl/"
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