schore

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schorn, a derivative of schor (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”).

See also English score, Old Norse skor (“to tear”), German schoren (“to shovel, till”), Dutch scheuren (“to tear”).

Verb

schore

1. (Uri) to shovel, sweep

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 34.
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “scheuren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

schore

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of scheren

Middle Low German

Etymology

Unknown(s).

Noun

schōre m

1. fissure; crack

Noun

schōre f

1. barrier
2. stockade

References

• "schōre" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)