scherd

Middle English

Alternative forms

• shard, sherd, scheard, schord, scheord, sherde, scherde

Etymology

From Old English sċeard, from Proto-Germanic *skardą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛrd/, /ʃard/

Noun

scherd (plural scherdes)

1. A shard of pottery or clayware.
2. A container made of clay or similar material.
3. A dent or hole in something.
4. (rare) A scale or flake.

Descendants

• English: shard, sherd
• Scots: schaird

References

• “sherd (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.