scear
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Noun edit
scear (plural scears)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *skeran. Related to West Frisian skjirre, Dutch schaar, German Schere, Icelandic skæri.
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Noun edit
sċēar f
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Declension edit
Declension of scear (strong ō-stem)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *skar-, *skaraz (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), whence also Old High German scaro.
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sċear n