skeran

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeraną.

Verb

skeran

1. to shave
2. to split, to divide

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: schēren
  • Dutch: scheren
    • Afrikaans: skeer
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: skeri
    • Negerhollands: skeer
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: skler, scar
    • → Aukan: sikeli
    • → Sranan Tongo: sker
      • → Dutch: skeer
    • → West Frisian: skeare
  • Limburgish: sjaere

Further reading

• “skeran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• “skoran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• sceran

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Verb

skeran

1. to cut, to shear

Conjugation

Conjugation of skeran (strong class 4)

infinitive	skeran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	skiru	skar
2nd person singular	skiris	skāri
3rd person singular	skirid	skar
plural	skerad	skārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	skere	skāri
2nd person singular	skeres	skāris
3rd person singular	skere	skāri
plural	skeren	skārin
imperative	present
singular	sker
plural	skerad
participle	present	past
	skirandi	giskoran, skoran

Descendants

• Middle Low German: scheren
  • Low German: scheren