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Old English · adjective

sceard

Normalised sċeard

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ʃæ͜ɑrd/
[ʃæ͜ɑrˠd]
Syllables
ʃæ͜ɑrd (1 syllable)
Modern English
shardsherdnotchnotchedchippedgapgashedlacerated

sceard1 · adjective

Senses

  1. notched, chipped, broken

  2. gashed, cut, lacerated

    48. Ġif nasu ælcor sċeard weorð, ġehwylc VI scill' ġebēte

    48. If one's nose is otherwise lacerated, six shillings shall be paid in compensation for each.

    Laws of King Æþelberht

Declension

Strong declension of sceard
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sċeardsċeardsċeard
Accusative sċeardnesċeardesċeard
Genitive sċeardessċeardresċeardes
Dative sċeardumsċeardresċeardum
Instrumental sċeardesċeardresċearde
Plural
Nominative sċeardesċeardasċeardesċeard
Accusative sċeardesċeardasċeardesċeard
Genitive sċeardrasċeardrasċeardra
Dative sċeardumsċeardumsċeardum
Instrumental sċeardumsċeardumsċeardum
Weak declension of sceard
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sċeardasċeardesċearde
Accusative sċeardansċeardansċearde
Genitive sċeardansċeardansċeardan
Dative sċeardansċeardansċeardan
Instrumental sċeardansċeardansċeardan
Plural
Nominative sċeardansċeardansċeardan
Accusative sċeardansċeardansċeardan
Genitive sċeardrasċeardenasċeardrasċeardenasċeardrasċeardena
Dative sċeardumsċeardumsċeardum
Instrumental sċeardumsċeardumsċeardum

sceard2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. notch, gap

  2. shard, sherd

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sceard
SingularPlural
Nominative sċeardsċeard
Accusative sċeardsċeard
Genitive sċeardessċearda
Dative sċeardesċeardum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skardą, participle form of *skar- (“shear”). Cognate with Old Saxon skard, Old High German scart, Old Norse skarðr.

Descendants

shard, sherd

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