eldertongue

Old English · noun

scearn

Normalised sċearn

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ʃæ͜ɑrn/
[ʃæ͜ɑrˠn]
Syllables
ʃæ͜ɑrn (1 syllable)
Modern English
shairnsharnshearnshern

Meaning

  1. dung

  2. filth

Declension

Declension of scearn
SingularPlural
Nominative sċearnsċearn
Accusative sċearnsċearn
Genitive sċearnessċearna
Dative sċearnesċearnum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną.

Descendants

shairn, sharn, shearn, shern

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