scear

English

Noun

scear (plural scears)

1. Obsolete spelling of sear.
   • F, the scear, on the projecting branch of which the trigger acts

     Encylopedia Britannica, 1856

Old English

Etymology 1

From earlier *sċǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *skāri, from Proto-Germanic *skēriz. Related to Old High German skāra (“shears, tonsure”), West Frisian skjirre, Dutch schaar, German Schere, Icelandic skæri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːr/

Noun

sċēar f

1. scissors, shears

Usage notes

• This word is generally used in the plural, as in modern English scissors, shears.

Declension

Declension of scear (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċēar	sċēare, sċēara
accusative	sċēar, sċēare	sċēare, sċēara
genitive	sċēare	sċēara
dative	sċēare	sċēarum

Related terms

• sċeard
• sċearu
• sċieran

Descendants

• Middle English: shere, schere, shyre, chere, sheer
  • English: shear
  • Scots: shear
  • Yola: sheare

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *skar, from Proto-Germanic *skarą, *skaraz (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), whence also Old High German skaro and skara (“ploughshare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑr/

Noun

sċear n

1. plowshare

Descendants

• Middle English: share, sharre, shzar, sher
  • English: share
  • Yola: shor