scort

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeort

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Cognate with Old High German scurz, Old Norse skortr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃort/, [ʃorˠt]

Adjective

sċort

1. short

Declension

Declension of sċort — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċort	sċort	sċort
Accusative	sċortne	sċorte	sċort
Genitive	sċortes	sċortre	sċortes
Dative	sċortum	sċortre	sċortum
Instrumental	sċorte	sċortre	sċorte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċorte	sċorta, sċorte	sċort
Accusative	sċorte	sċorta, sċorte	sċort
Genitive	sċortra	sċortra	sċortra
Dative	sċortum	sċortum	sċortum
Instrumental	sċortum	sċortum	sċortum

Declension of sċort — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċorta	sċorte	sċorte
Accusative	sċortan	sċortan	sċorte
Genitive	sċortan	sċortan	sċortan
Dative	sċortan	sċortan	sċortan
Instrumental	sċortan	sċortan	sċortan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċortan	sċortan	sċortan
Accusative	sċortan	sċortan	sċortan
Genitive	sċortra, sċortena	sċortra, sċortena	sċortra, sċortena
Dative	sċortum	sċortum	sċortum
Instrumental	sċortum	sċortum	sċortum

Derived terms

• sċortlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: schort, schorte, short, shorte
  • English: short
  • Scots: short, schort