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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English schalowe, of obscure origin,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) probably related to the synonymous Middle English schald, [[inh|ang|sceald|t=shallow]] (see [[shoal]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) perhaps an abbreviated form of *scealdig.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster compares Greek skellein, to dry up.^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[inh|enm|schalowe]], of obscure origin,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) probably related to the synonymous [[enm|schald]], [[inh|ang|sceald|t=shallow]] (see [[shoal]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) perhaps an abbreviated form of *scealdig.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster compares Greek skellein, to dry up.^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==