Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old English sċearn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃarn/, /ˈʃɛrn/, /ˈʃɛːrn/

Noun edit

scharn (uncountable)

  1. Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.

Descendants edit

  • English: sharn
  • Scots: shairn, sharn

References edit