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Etymology 1 edit

From German bescheren or Middle Low German bescheren, from Old High German biskeran and Old Saxon biskeran respectively, equivalent to be- +‎ skära.[1] Cognate with Danish beskære, Norwegian Bokmål beskjære, Dutch bescheren, West Frisian beskeare, English beshear, Old Frisian biskera and Yiddish באַשערן (bashern) (See past participle באַשערט (bashert)).

Verb edit

beskära (present beskär, preterite beskärde, supine beskärt, imperative beskär)

  1. to give, to donate, to assign, to divide (unto each his part)
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Etymology 2 edit

Same as etymology 1, by semantic extension.

Verb edit

beskära (present beskär, preterite beskar, supine beskurit, imperative beskär)

  1. to crop (an image)
  2. to prune (a plant)
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