shere

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English scēar.

Alternative forms

• schere, shyre, chere, sheer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛːr/

Noun

shere (plural sheres)

1. (often in the plural) shears (a pair of linked blades)
2. (rare) An individual blade.

Descendants

• English: shear
• Scots: shear

References

• “shēre (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English scieran.

Verb

shere

1. Alternative form of scheren

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Romani

Noun

shere

1. plural of shero