scieran

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Cognate with Old Frisian skera (West Frisian skeare), Old Saxon skeran, sceran (Low German scheren), Dutch scheren, Old High German skeran (German scheren), Old Norse skera (Danish skære, Swedish skära). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”), Latin carō (“flesh”), Lithuanian skìrti (“separate”), Old Irish scaraim (“separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃi͜y.rɑn/

Verb

sċieran (West Saxon)

1. to cut, shear

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċieran (strong class 4)

infinitive	sċieran	sċierenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċiere	sċear
second person singular	sċierest, sċierst	sċēare
third person singular	sċiereþ, sċierþ	sċear
plural	sċieraþ	sċēaron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċiere	sċēare
plural	sċieren	sċēaren
imperative
singular	sċier
plural	sċieraþ
participle	present	past
	sċierende	(ġe)sċoren

Derived terms

• besċieran

Descendants

• Middle English: scheren, schæren, schere, scheryn, shere, sheren, ssere
  • English: shear
  • Scots: shear
  • Yola: shaure (preterite)