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shrew

Meaningthe shrew-mouse

Common meaning: a small mammal

Other meanings: a bad-tempered person

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishscreawa‘a shrew- mouse’source
  2. Middle Englishshrewesource
  3. Englishshrew‘a small mammal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English screawa ‘the shrew-mouse’.

Roots

  • screawa Old English “the shrew-mouse”

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