scucca

Old English

Alternative forms

sċeocca, sċocca, sċeucca

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *skuh- (“to frighten”), from *skiuhijaną (“to frighten”) + -ga (suffix).

Noun

sċucca m

An evil spirit; demon; devil

Descendants

English: shuck

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