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shawe

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An archaic spelling of "shaw," meaning a small wood, thicket, or grove; in poetry, it evokes woodland seclusion, shelter, and the natural enclosure that provides mystery or refuge.

Detailed Definition
This is an archaic or dialectal spelling for a wooded place, especially a copse or grove. Keats uses it to preserve the old ballad flavor of Robin Hood’s forest setting.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Idling in the grenè shawe” uses shawe, an archaic word for a small wood or grove; Middle English romance often sets meetings in a green shawe; “Beneath the shawe, the hawthorn hid the path” clarifies the landscape sense; Modern imitation: “We wandered through a shawe of remembered names”
Additional Notes
"shawe" is an old spelling for a wooded area, and the quoted line uses it in a deliberately archaic form.; Found in the poem, Robin Hood by John Keats
Also Known As
shroud veil covering cloak
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