scharp
See also: schärp
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German scharp, from Old Saxon skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz. Cognate with English sharp.
Adjective edit
scharp
Related terms edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp.
Adjective edit
scharp
- sharp (cutting easily)
- rough, harsh to the skin
- sharp (of the senses or mind)
- fierce, intense
- cruel, nasty
- strict
Inflection edit
| Adjective | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
| Nominative | Indefinite | scharp | scharpe | scharp | scharpe |
| Definite | scharpe | scharpe | |||
| Accusative | Indefinite | scharpen | scharpe | scharp | scharpe |
| Definite | scharpe | ||||
| Genitive | scharps | scharper | scharps | scharper | |
| Dative | scharpen | scharper | scharpen | scharpen | |
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “scarp (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “scharp (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Adjective edit
scharp