scucca

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeocca, sċocca, sċeucca

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *skuh-, from *skiuhijaną ("to frighten"; see *skeuhaz (“frightened”)) +‎ -ga. Cognate with German Scheuche (“scarecrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃuk.kɑ/

Noun

sċucca m

1. an evil spirit; demon; devil

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċucca	sċuccan
accusative	sċuccan	sċuccan
genitive	sċuccan	sċuccena
dative	sċuccan	sċuccum

Descendants

• Middle English: schucke
  • ⇒? English: shuckish