eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for shear

3 headwords match “shear”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; scieran ranks first.

  1. 1

    scieran

    score 14

    verb

    shear — to shave

  2. 2

    scear

    score 12

    noun

    shear — scissors, shears

  3. 3

    bescieran

    score 6

    verb

    shear — to shear, cut, or shave off, cut or hair

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