scherf
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See also: Scherf
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch scherve, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skarfaz, related to *skeraną (“to cut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
scherf f (plural scherven, diminutive scherfje n)
- A shard.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Papiamentu: skerfi
Further reading[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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