Old English · noun

scearu

Normalised sċearu

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈʃɑ.ru/
Syllables: ˈʃɑ · ru (2 syllables)
Modern English: share pubic tonsure shaving bowel shearing shave genitals

Meaning

shaving or a shaving; a shave
shearing or a shearing
tonsure
a part; portion; share; division
the groin; pubic region; genitals; stomach; bowel

Declension

Declension of scearu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċearu	sċeara sċeare
Accusative	sċeare	sċeara sċeare
Genitive	sċeare	sċeara
Dative	sċeare	sċearum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)koréh₂ Proto-Germanic *skarō Proto-West Germanic *skaru Old English scearu From Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“division; share; troop”), whence also Old High German scara, Dutch schaar.

Descendants

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