sceawung

Old English

Etymology

From sċēawian +‎ -ung. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“viewing; inspection; contemplation; showing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.wunɡ/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

sċēawung f

1. a looking at, a viewing of
2. inspection, examination
3. contemplation, consideration
4. a showing, exhibiting, manifestation of
5. a toll on the exposure of goods

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċēawung	sċēawunga, sċēawunge
accusative	sċēawunge	sċēawunga, sċēawunge
genitive	sċēawunge	sċēawunga
dative	sċēawunge	sċēawungum

Derived terms

• dūstsċēawung

Descendants

• Middle English: schewynge
  • English: showing
  • Middle Scots: schawing
    • Scots: shawin
• → Old French: escauvinghe, escauwage; scawageour
  • → Middle English: scavage, schevage, schewage; scavager
    • English: scavage; scavenger
    • Scots: scavanger, scawanger