(a) The dark image cast by someone or something when interposed between an object and a source of light, a shadow; also fig.; ~ long, like a cylindrical shadow; ?symmetrical; ~ of lines, the shadow marking time on a sundial; (b) in comparative expressions illustrating transitoriness or insubstantiality: passen (flen, forth-gon, helden) as ~, gliden awei as a ~, etc., to vanish quickly without a trace; ben but as a ~, ben likned to a ~, etc.; (c) ~ of deth (ded), dethes ~, the shadow of death; -- transl. of Vulgate umbra mortis; also fig.; (d) ?luminescence, radiance; (e) in proverbs; (f) in place name: ~ of god, translating French or Latin.

(a) A darkened area created by shadows (usu. the indistinct shadow of a large object), shade; also fig.; (b) in cpds.: ~ drie, dried in the shade; ~ hilet, a place of refuge from the sun; also fig.; ~ naddre, a snake that lives in the shade; (c) darkness; also fig.; pl. darkness; also, night; (d) fig. a pretext, pretense; guise; under ~.

(a) A reflection in water or a mirror; (b) an image; a silhouette, an outline; (c) a ghost; also, ?a condemned soul [last quot.]; (d) a faint trace, pale reflection; a symbol, representation.

A foreshadowing, prefiguration.

A covering, shelter; protection; also, authority [quot.: Chartier Quad.(2)]; also, a sunshade, an umbrella [quot.: *Cath.Angl.].

As surname.