shere

See also: Shere

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English scēar; compare scheren. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

• schere, shyre, chere, sheer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛːr(ə)/

Noun

shere (plural sheres)

1. (often in the plural) shears (a pair of linked blades)
2. (rare) An individual blade.

Descendants

• English: shear
• Scots: shear
• Yola: sheare

References

• “shēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.

Etymology 2

Verb

shere

1. Alternative form of scheren

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Romani

Noun

shere

1. nominative plural of shero