scherd
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English sċeard, from Proto-West Germanic *skard, from Proto-Germanic *skardą. Doublet of scarth.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scherd (plural scherdes)
- A shard of pottery or clayware.
- A container made of clay or similar material.
- A dent or hole in something.
- (rare) A scale or flake.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sherd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.