scear

English

Noun

scear (plural scears)

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

     Encyclopedia Britannica, 1856

Anagrams

• Cesar, sérac, Carse, Races, cares, sacre, CERAs, caser, acers, ceras, Crase, e-cars, caers, carse, scare, serac, races, SERCA, Ceras, acres, Cares, Creas, crase

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.

Alternative forms

• sċēr, sċērero, sċēroro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːr/
• Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːr

Noun

sċēar f

1. scissors, shears

Usage notes

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

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	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: schere, chere, sheer, shere, shyre
  • 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/
• Rhymes: -æ͜ɑr

Noun

sċear n

1. plowshare

Descendants

• Middle English: schar, schare, shaar, share, sharre, shzar, sher
  • English: share
  • Middle Scots: shar
  • Yola: shor, shar, shaar