sceard

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skardą, participle form of *skar- (“shear”). Cognate with Old Saxon skard, Old High German scart, Old Norse skarðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑrd/, [ʃæ͜ɑrˠd]

Adjective

sċeard

1. notched, chipped, broken

Declension

Declension of sċeard — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċeard	sċeard	sċeard
Accusative	sċeardne	sċearde	sċeard
Genitive	sċeardes	sċeardre	sċeardes
Dative	sċeardum	sċeardre	sċeardum
Instrumental	sċearde	sċeardre	sċearde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċearde	sċearda, sċearde	sċeard
Accusative	sċearde	sċearda, sċearde	sċeard
Genitive	sċeardra	sċeardra	sċeardra
Dative	sċeardum	sċeardum	sċeardum
Instrumental	sċeardum	sċeardum	sċeardum

Declension of sċeard — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċearda	sċearde	sċearde
Accusative	sċeardan	sċeardan	sċearde
Genitive	sċeardan	sċeardan	sċeardan
Dative	sċeardan	sċeardan	sċeardan
Instrumental	sċeardan	sċeardan	sċeardan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċeardan	sċeardan	sċeardan
Accusative	sċeardan	sċeardan	sċeardan
Genitive	sċeardra, sċeardena	sċeardra, sċeardena	sċeardra, sċeardena
Dative	sċeardum	sċeardum	sċeardum
Instrumental	sċeardum	sċeardum	sċeardum

Noun

sċeard n

1. notch, gap
2. shard, sherd

Declension

Declension of sceard (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċeard	sċeard
accusative	sċeard	sċeard
genitive	sċeardes	sċearda
dative	sċearde	sċeardum

Descendants

• Middle English: scherd, scheard, scheord, scherde, schord, shard, sherd, sherde
  • English: shard, sherd
  • Scots: shaird
  • Yola: sheardhe, sheardh, shearde, sharde

References

• Shard and Sherd, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition