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scúfan — sv/t2 3rd pres scýfþ past scéaf/scufon ptp gescofen to shove, thrust, push; 1. to shove, push, try to move something; 2. to shove, thrust, push with violence, cause to move with violence, (1) literal; (2) of proceedings which imply violence, to… … Old to modern English dictionary
oþscúfan — sv/i2 3rd pres oþscýfþ past oþscéaf/oþscufon ptp oþscofen to move off … Old to modern English dictionary
wiþscúfan — sv/t2 3rd pres wiþscýfþ past wiþscéaf/wiþscufon ptp wiþscofen to thrust back, refute, repel … Old to modern English dictionary
push — scufan … English to the Old English
Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… … Wikipedia
shove — I. verb (shoved; shoving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scūfan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to push along 2. to push… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shovel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scofl; akin to Old High German scūfla shovel, Old English scūfan to thrust away Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shove — shove1 shover, n. /shuv/, v., shoved, shoving, n. v.t. 1. to move along by force from behind; push. 2. to push roughly or rudely; jostle. 3. Slang (often vulgar). to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan. v.i. 4.… … Universalium
Shawyer — This unusual name is Olde English and pre 7th Century. It is a form of descriptive nickname which was development from Scufan and apparently given to a Soldier, or Official or perhaps even to one of a trusting and Pushy nature. The name… … Surnames reference
Shawyers — This unusual name is Olde English and pre 7th Century. It is a form of descriptive nickname which was development from Scufan and apparently given to a Soldier, or Official or perhaps even to one of a trusting and Pushy nature. The name… … Surnames reference
